Gender discrimination: Beliefs and experiences: A comparative perspective of women and men in the Delhi police

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-152

  Sahgal, Punam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender; Perception; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649020009     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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