Family-friendly policies and gender bias in academia

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-374

  Mayer, Audrey L ^a   Tikka, Päivi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Academic institutions; Faculty; Family policies; Finland; Gender bias; Parental leave; Sweden; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449094270     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600800802383034     Document Type: Article

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