Work-family conflicts and the organizational work culture as barriers to women educational managers

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-239

  Coronel, José M ^a   Moreno, E ^a   Carrasco, María J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Organizational work culture; Role conflict; Women administrators

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; GENDER ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; TEACHING; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

SPAIN;

EID: 77349106451     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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