Gender equality policies and higher education careers

Journal of Education and Work

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 141-161

  Berggren, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Equality; Gender; Higher education; Labour market; Postgraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650040328     PISSN: 13639080     EISSN: 14699435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2010.534442     Document Type: Article

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