Still a wedge in the door: Women training for the construction trades in the USA

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-341

  Berik, Günseli ^a   Bilginsoy, Cihan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Apprenticeships; Construction industry; Skilled workers; Trade unions; Training; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746925201     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720610679197     Document Type: Article

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