Lesbian, gay and bisexual equality in a modernizing public sector 1997-2010: Opportunities and threats

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 548-570

  Colgan, Fiona ^a   Wright, Tessa ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equality; Modernization; Public sector; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; LABOR POLICY; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; TRADE UNION;

EID: 84860389313     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2011.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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