Promotional opportunities: How women in corrections perceive their chances for advancement at work

Gender Issues

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 53-66

  Matthews, Cassandra ^a   Monk Turner, Elizabeth ^a   Sumter, Melvina ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balancing home and work responsibilities; Barriers to promotion; Corrections; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951953553     PISSN: 1098092X     EISSN: 19364717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12147-010-9089-5     Document Type: Article

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