Why are there so few female top executives in egalitarian welfare states?

Independent Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-270

  Henrekson, Magnus ^a   Stenkula, Mlkael ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

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CHILDBEARING; FERTILITY; GENDER DISPARITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350402006     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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