Public sector reform and women's work in poland: 'Working for juice, coffee and cheap cosmetics!'

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 503-526

  Stenning, Alison ^a   Hardy, Jane ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Poland; Public sector; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC REFORM; GENDER ROLE; PUBLIC SECTOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 28244476424     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2005.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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