Equality and diversity in the public services: Moving forward on lesbian, gay and bisexual equality?

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-301

  Colgan, Fiona ^a   Wright, Tessa ^a   Creegan, Chris ^b   McKearney, Aidan ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b National Centre for Social Research

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EID: 67849119190     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 09545395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2009.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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