The career progression of women in state government agencies

Gender in Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-36

  D'Agostino, Maria ^a   Levine, Helisse ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Organizational processes; Public administration; United States of America; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649113780     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411011019913     Document Type: Article

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