Equal opportunity? The role of legislation and public policies in women's employment in China

Women in Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 334-348

  Lee Cooke, Fang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Employment law; Equal opportunities; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145134     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006115     Document Type: Article

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