Contextualising the career pathways of women principals in Hong Kong: a critical examination

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Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 194-213

  Chan, Anita Kit wa ^a   Ngai, George Siu keung ^a   Choi, Po King ^b  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

career pathways; Chinese patriarchy; culture; gender; leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960336653     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2014.884919     Document Type: Article

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