Church women's groups and the empowerment of women in Solomon Islands

Oceania

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 24-43

  Scheyvens, Regina ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 3042679919     PISSN: 00298077     EISSN: 18344461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2003.tb02834.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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