Reframing the ‘glass ceiling’ debate

Supporting Women's Career Advancement: Challenges and Opportunities

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 58-82

  Altman, Yochanan ^a   Simpson, Ruth ^b   Baruch, Yehuda ^c   Burke, Ronald J ^d  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33744527430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845423452.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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