Minding the gap in the gaming industry: Perceptions of gender disparity at work among female casino dealers

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 130-153

  Wan, Yim King Penny ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

Casino; China; Female dealers; Gender disparity; Macao

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890372570     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-10-2012-0186     Document Type: Article

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