The only way is up?: An examination of women's "under-achievement" in the accountancy profession in the UK

Gender in Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 506-521

  Lyonette, Clare ^a   Crompton, Rosemary ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountancy; Care; Careers; Child; Gender; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049135191     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410810908857     Document Type: Article

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