Women, choice and promotion or why women are still a minority in the professoriate

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 444-454

  Pyke, Joanne ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

choice; gender; higher education; leadership; promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881658357     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2013.812179     Document Type: Article

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