The reality of virtual reality: The internet and gender equality advocacy in Latin America

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-34

  Friedman, Elisabeth Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; GENDER RELATIONS; INTERNET; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23644441502     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2005.tb00317.x     Document Type: Article

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