Call Centre Work for Women: Career or Stopgap?

Labour and Industry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-153

  Hunt, Vivienne ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85044989777     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2004.10669299     Document Type: Article

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