Stuck in the slow lane: Reconceptualizing the links between gender, transport and employment

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-108

  Dobbs, Lynn ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Mobility; Social inclusion; Transport

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; LABOR MARKET; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847266762     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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