Gender: A risk factor for occupational stress in the architectural profession?

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1305-1317

  Sang, Katherine J C ^a   Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Ison, Stephen G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Architects; Gender differences; Occupational health and well being; Women

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

GENDER DIFFERENCES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL STRESS; RISK FACTOR;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH IMPACT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 37549061009     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190701546177     Document Type: Article

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