A case study of women academics’ views on equal opportunities, career prospects and work-family conflicts in a UK university

Career Development International

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 28-38

  Forster, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Careers; Equal opportunities; Family life; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132619     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430110381016     Document Type: Article

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