Childlessness and women managers: 'Choice', context and discourses

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-358

  Wood, Glenice J ^a   Newton, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childlessness; Gender; Managers; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33646736309     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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