Women at midlife: Changes, challenges and contributions

Supporting Women's Career Advancement: Challenges and Opportunities

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 124-148

  Gordon, Judith R ^a   Whelan Berry, Karen S ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84881764469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845423452.00014     Document Type: Chapter

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