Economic activity among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani Women in the 1990s: Evidence for continuity or change in the family resources survey

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 825-847

  Salway, Sarah M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bangladeshi; Economic Activity; Pakistani; Unemployment; Women

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; LABOR MARKET; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249096432     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: 14699451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691830701359256     Document Type: Article

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