A study of the advancement of women in municipal government bureaucracies: Persistence of glass ceilings?

Women and Politics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-53

  Reid, Margaret ^a   Kerr, Brinck ^a   Miller, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Advancement; Municipal employment; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039877287     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v21n01_02     Document Type: Article

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