Women, work and equal opportunities in post-communist transition

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-357

  Pollert, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central eastern Europe; Employment; Equal opportunities; Post Communist; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037821606     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003017002006     Document Type: Article

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