Sexual equality and diversity in UK local councils

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 702-718

  Senyucel, Zorlu ^a   Phillpott, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Equality; Local councils; Public sector; Sexual orientation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255163585     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151111183216     Document Type: Article

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