The 'Feminine Revolution in Mining': A critique

Australian Geographer

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-245

  Mayes, Robyn ^a   Pini, Barbara ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse; Femininities; Gender; Management; Media; Mining

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; MEDIA ROLE; MINING INDUSTRY; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77953491529     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049181003742336     Document Type: Article

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