Que viva la minifalda secretaries, miniskirts and daily practices of sexuality in the public sector in Lima

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-90

  Nencel, Lorraine ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ambivalence; Miniskirt; Practice; Sexuality; Unreflexivity

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; HEGEMONY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SEXUALITY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

LIMA [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 71949084532     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00408.x     Document Type: Article

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