Women in construction: A comparative investigation into the expectations and experiences of female and male construction undergraduates and employees

Women in Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 273-292

  Bennett, Jayne F ^a   Davidson, Marilyn J ^b   Galeand, Andrew W ^c  

^a Manchester School of Management at UMIST ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; Construction industry; Professionals; Salaries; Students; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986145332     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429910291122     Document Type: Article

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