Inside the locker room: Male homosociability in the advertising industry

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-347

  Gregory, Michele Rene ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender; Management; Masculinities; Women

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GENDER; MALE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 65449124241     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00447.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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