“The wo-men and the boys”: patterns of identification and differentiation in senior women executives' representations of career identity

Women in Management Review

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 244-251

  Olsson, Su ^a   Walker, Robyn ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Careers; Gender; Organizations; Women executives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993026802     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420410545962     Document Type: Article

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