Gender fatigue: The ideological dilemma of gender neutrality and discrimination in organizations

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-210

  Kelan, Elisabeth K ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Gender discrimination; Gender inequality; ICT work; Organization studies; Post feminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449127826     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjas.106     Document Type: Article

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