Re-presenting women executives: Valorization and devalorization in US business press

Women in Management Review

Volumn 17, Issue , 2002, Pages 104-119

  Krefting, Linda A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career development; Gender; Media; Top management; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986170669     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420210425255     Document Type: Review

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