Shaping union and gender identities: A case study of women-only trade union courses

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 303-323

  Kirton, Gill ^a   Healy, Geraldine ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2542532295     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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