Gendered organizations and intersectionality: Problems and possibilities

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-224

  Acker, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Equal opportunities; Equality; Gender; Organizational structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858626923     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151211209072     Document Type: Article

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