Jumping the hurdles: Barriers to mentoring for women in organizations

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 37-41

  Rose Ragins, Belle ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentoring; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986031664     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739610116984     Document Type: Article

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