Women in the Czech Republic: Feminism, Czech Style

International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-430

  Ferber, Marianne A ^a   Raabe, Phyllis Hutton ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Czech women; Family policies; Feminism; Gender equality

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844462649     PISSN: 08914486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022308512580     Document Type: Article

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