Women pursuing careers in trades and construction

Journal of Career Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-89

  Ericksen, Julia A ^a   Schultheiss, Donna E Palladino ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Nontraditional; Trades; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249104274     PISSN: 08948453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894845309340797     Document Type: Article

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