Gender inequality in the work environment at institutes of higher learning in science and technology in India

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 597-616

  Gupta, Namrata ^a   Sharma, A K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Contacts; Cultural context; Formal environment; Informal interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347569576     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017003174001     Document Type: Article

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