The question of 'the Italians' and women's representation in leadership in the Australian sugar industry

Australian Geographer

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-222

  Pini, Barbara ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feminist thought; Italian; Queensland; Sugar; Women

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042889125     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180301738     Document Type: Article

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