Corporate amazons or empowerment spice girls?: Elite black businesswomen and transformation in South Africa

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-508

  Iheduru, Okechukwu C ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CAPITALISM; EMPOWERMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER DISPARITY; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL CHANGE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751283985     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: 17452546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X0301900403     Document Type: Article

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