'I just couldn't fit it in': Gender and unequal outcomes in academic careers

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-72

  Probert, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic careers; Gender; Household division of labour

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12844271578     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2005.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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