Women Managers in the Civil Service: The Long Road Towards Equity in Britain

Examines the current status of women in the executive levels of the Civil Service and compares the future trends towards managerial equity in Britain with that in other countries. Considers how the position of women in management today compares with that of the last century and how the idea of emplo...

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Published in:International review of administrative sciences 1995-12, Vol.61 (4), p.587-600
Main Author: Hede, Andrew
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Civil Service
Civil services
Equal rights
Equity
Great Britain
Higher civil servants
Management
Managers
Public administration
Public sector
Sex equality
United Kingdom
Women
Women executives
Women government employees
Women workers
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Civil services
Equal rights
Equity
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Public administration
Public sector
Sex equality
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Women
Women executives
Women government employees
Women workers
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