Improving women's representation in senior positions in universities

Employee Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-155

  Doherty, Liz ^a   Manfredi, Simonetta ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Equal opportunities; Gender; Sexual discrimination; Universities; Women executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649113174     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425451011010096     Document Type: Article

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