Revisiting feminist activism at managerial universities

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Volumn 31, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 484-505

  Bendl, Regine ^a   Schmidt, Angelika ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Action research; Feminism; Feminist activism; Gender equality; Managerial universities; Sex and gender issues; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865463016     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02610151211235488     Document Type: Article

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