Empowering women? Engaging a technology grant for social change

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Meiners, Erica ^a   Fuller, Laurie ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grants; Social change; Women and technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544371020     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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