Developing empowerment and leadership: The case of immigrant women in Israel

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-301

  Itzhaky, Haya ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Community participation; Empowerment; Immigrant women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043076324     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109903254580     Document Type: Article

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