Women’s and men’s careers in the UK construction industry: A comparative analysis

Managing Diversity and Equality in Construction: Initiatives and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 98-112

  Dainty, Andrew R J ^a   Bagilhole, Barbara M ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85017032714     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203088616     Document Type: Chapter

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