Women at the Top: Powerful Leaders Define Success as Work + Family in a Culture of Gender

American Psychologist

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-193

  Cheung, Fanny M ^a   Halpern, Diane F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

culture of gender; leadership model; women leaders; work family interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CAREER MOBILITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77950363107     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017309     Document Type: Article

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