Indirect discrimination in construction organizations and the impact on women's careers

Journal of Management in Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 108-118

  Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Lingard, Helen ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Discrimination; Human factors; Women; Workplace diversity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN FACTORS; WOMEN; WORKPLACE DIVERSITY;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 33745310072     PISSN: 0742597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2006)22:3(108)     Document Type: Review

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