The effect of bias on the advancement of working mothers: Disentangling legitimate concerns from inaccurate stereotypes as predictors of advancement in academe

Human Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1677-1711

  King, Eden B ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic careers; Career advancement; Flexibility; Gender in organizations; Organizational commitment; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849110651     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726708098082     Document Type: Article

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