Meritocracy, difference and choice: Women's experiences of advantage and disadvantage at work

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-169

  Lewis, Patricia ^a   Simpson, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Job satisfaction; Women; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951609737     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411011036374     Document Type: Article

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