Alternative and parallel career paths for women: The case of trade union participation

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-65

  Kirton, Gill ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers and constraints; Career choices; Career concepts; Trade union participation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745213775     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006061273     Document Type: Article

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