Organizing for economic empowerment of battered women: Women's savings accounts

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 47-68

  Sanders, Cynthia K ^a   Schnabel, Meg ^b  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Redevelopment Opportunities for Women   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset accumulation; Battered women; Economic security; Empowerment; Financial education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247527274     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J125v14n03_04     Document Type: Article

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