Prohibiting sexual harassment in the European Union: An unfinished public policy agenda

Employee Relations

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-306

  Gomes, Glenn M ^a   Owens, James M ^a   Morgan, James F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment legislation; European Union; Public policy; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986108424     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450410530664     Document Type: Article

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