Gender-related violence in the Solomon Islands: The work of local women's organisations

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 325-333

  Leslie, Helen ^a   Boso, Selina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Gender; Solomon Islands; Violence; Women's organisations

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; VIOLENCE; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

EID: 0347595445     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2003.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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