The norwegian quota reform and the fear of incompetent women

Nordic Countries: Economic, Political and Social Issues

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 67-90

  Storvik, A E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Board; Competence; Gender; Quota; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895292573     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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