A sectoral approach to the study of gender constraints on economic opportunities in the informal sector in India

Gender and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 285-302

  Kantor, Paula ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Consumer Science ^*  (United States)

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EID: 23044532407     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243202016003002     Document Type: Review

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