Gender, education, background and career progression: Case study of Radcliffe College graduates

International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 165-178

  O'Connor Duffy, Jennifer ^a  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class background; Education; Employment; Gender; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249142838     PISSN: 17408822     EISSN: 17408830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISD.2009.028070     Document Type: Article

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