Working with flowers in Colombia: The 'lucky chance'?

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-227

  Madrid, Gilma ^a   Lovell, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; LABOR STANDARD; WAGE GAP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS; WORKPLACE;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250658999     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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