Myths in the media: How the news media portray women in the workforce

Handbook on Women in Business and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 13-33

  Dunn Jensen, Linda M ^a   Stroh, Linda K ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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