The experience of gender change in public sector organizations

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 435-452

  Connell, Raewyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equal opportunity; Gender; Neo liberalism; New public management; Organization; State

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; NEOLIBERALISM; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33747025675     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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