Japanese women in management: Getting closer to 'realities' in Japan

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-211

  Yuasa, Masae ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female manager; Gender discrimination; Japanese employment system; Japanese political economy; Social construction; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; LABOR MARKET; MANAGEMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 12544249402     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360238042000291180     Document Type: Article

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