Challenging misconceptions about organizing women into unions

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 565-584

  Yates, Charlotte ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender bias; Private sector; Union organizing; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WOMENS STATUS; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749630760     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2006.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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