National policy influence on women’s careers in the People’s Republic of China

Employment of Women in Chinese Cultures: Half the Sky

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 49-83

  Fang, Yong Qing ^a   Granrose, Cherlyn Skromme ^b   Kong, Rita V ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 84870868154     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428068.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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