'Empowered leaders'? Perspectives on women heading households in Latin America and Southern Africa

Gender and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 40-49

  Datta, K ^a   McIlwaine, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; LEADERSHIP; WOMENS STATUS;

(SOUTHERN); AFRICA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034533224     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/741923782     Document Type: Article

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