Scandinavian Approaches to Gender Equality in Academia: A Comparative Study

Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 295-318

  Nielsen, Mathias Wullum ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

action plans; comparative policy analysis; diversity; Gender equality; higher education; research staff; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963550650     PISSN: 00313831     EISSN: 14701170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2016.1147066     Document Type: Article

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