Everyday negotiations: Women's spaces and the public housing landscape in Singapore

Australian Geographer

Volumn 29, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS. 1, 1998, Pages 309-326

  Phua, Lily ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gender identities; Gender inequalities; Public housing; Singapore; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; HOUSING CONDITIONS; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL HOUSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS STATUS;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032468034     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049189808703226     Document Type: Article

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