Reflections on women's empowerment through local representation in South Korea

Asian Survey

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-315

  Chin, Mikyung ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 2542537596     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/as.2004.44.2.295     Document Type: Article

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