Gender (In)equalities in the knowledge society

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-47

  Mósesdóttir, Lilja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

European Employment Strategy; Gender equality; Gender mainstreaming; Knowledge society; Labour markets

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 78650361688     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2010.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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