Gendering career capital: An investigation of scientific careers

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-197

  Duberley, Joanne ^a   Cohen, Laurie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bourdieu; Career capital; Gender; Science; Scientific careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649270800     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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