Tackling gender, diversity and trade union democracy: A worldwide project?

Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-27

  Ledwith, Sue ^a   Colgan, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85069599324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203165751-8     Document Type: Chapter

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