Breaking the glass ceiling: The effects of sex ratios and work-life programs on female leadership at the top

Human Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 541-562

  Dreher, George F ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Female leadership; Glass ceiling; Sex ratios; Work life programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037493569     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726703056005002     Document Type: Review

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