The relationship between motherhood and professional advancement: Perceptions versus reality

Employee Relations

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 470-494

  Brown, Lorra M ^a  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Family friendly organizations; Family roles; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956146539     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425451011061649     Document Type: Article

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