Feminism's fandango with the state revisited: Reflections on Australia, feminism, education, and change

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 555-562

  Yates, Lyn ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; FEMINISM; STATE ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033403830     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5395(99)00061-8     Document Type: Article

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