Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers

Mothers on the Fast Track: How a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-176

  Mason, Mary Ann ^a   Ekman, Eve Mason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambitious women; Career goals; Career paths; Fast track; Glass ceiling; High aspirations; Limited upward mobility; Professional success; Upper management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922453527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195182675.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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