Beyond the Chilly Climate: The Salience of Gender in Women’s Academic Careers

Gender and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 5-27

  Britton, Dana M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; gender; higher education; theory; work

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CLIMATE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 85009451902     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: 15523977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243216681494     Document Type: Article

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