Who does what at your place? Women educational leaders' experiences of gender-segregated work

Women in Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-26

  Court, Marian ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gender; Middle management; New Zealand; Schools; Stereotyping; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986065081     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429710162901     Document Type: Article

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