Intertwined discourses of merit and gender: Evidence from academic employment in the USA

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 260-278

  Krefting, Linda A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambivalent sexism; Discourse and academic merit; Discourse and gender; Gender in academic employment

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EQUITY; GENDER DISPARITY;

EID: 0037355485     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0432.t01-1-00014     Document Type: Article

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