Women's multiple roles in economic crisis: Constraints and adaptation

Latin American Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 34-49

  Pitkin, Kathryn ^a,b,c   Bedoya, Ritha ^d,e,f  

^a MAP International   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Pacific Institute for Women's Health   (United States)

^d Ctro Demostrativo Docente Y I   (Ecuador)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^f UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CRISIS; FAMILY WELFARE; HOUSING PROJECT; WOMEN'S ROLE;

ECUADOR; QUITO;

EID: 0031406220     PISSN: 0094582X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X9702400403     Document Type: Article

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