Sisyphus' sisters: Can gender mainstreaming escape the genderedness of organizations?

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-33

  Benschop, Yvonne ^a   Verloo, Mieke ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Belgium; Equality policy; Gender mainstreaming; Participatory research; Personnel management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644682669     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589230500486884     Document Type: Review

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