Why do men and women challenge gender discrimination in the workplace? The role of group status and in-group identification in predicting pathways to collective action

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 791-814

  Iyer, Aarti ^a   Ryan, Michelle K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; GENDER ISSUE; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70449671550     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01625.x     Document Type: Article

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