The myth of the glass ceiling: Evidence from a stock-flow analysis of authority attainment

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 312-325

  Zeng, Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender inequality; Glass ceiling; Racial inequality; Workplace authority

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149464227     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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