The Social Costs of Career Success for Women

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-165

  Tower, Leslie E ^a   Alkadry, Mohamad G ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; divorce; housework; pay equity; social cost; work climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649150390     PISSN: 0734371X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734371X08315343     Document Type: Article

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