A woman without a man is a women at risk: women at risk in Australian humanitarian programs

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-283

  Manderson, Lenore ^a   Kelaher, Margaret ^a   Markovic, Milica ^a   McManus, Kerrie ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUES; HUMANITARIAN AID; IMMIGRATION POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031753272     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/11.3.267     Document Type: Article

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