The support paradox: Overcoming dilemmas in gender equality programs

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-174

  Van den Brink, Marieke ^a,c   Stobbe, Lineke ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WINDESHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Academia; Gender equality policies; Meritocracy; Organizational change; Paradox; Support networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899928538     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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