Interacting with the state: Feminist strategies and political opportunities

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 244-275

  Chappell, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian feminism; Canadian feminism; Comparative feminism; Feminist legal strategies; Gender and the state

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012035583     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740050137456     Document Type: Review

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