Equal opportunities policies in english schools: Towards greater gender equality in the teaching workforce?

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-578

  Moreau, Marie Pierre ^a   Osgood, Jayne ^a   Halsall, Anna ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Gender; School policies; Teachers

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; TEACHING; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

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

EID: 54049104048     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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