Male backlash: Penalties for men who violate gender stereotypes

Gender in Organizations: Are Men Allies or Adversaries to Women’s Career Advancement?

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 247-269

  Moss Racusin, Corinne A ^a  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84944051991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781781955703.00021     Document Type: Chapter

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