Women's agency and the IT industry in India

Gender and the Digital Economy: Perspectives from the Developing World

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 110-131

  Kelkar, Govind ^a   Shrestha, Girija ^b   Veena, N ^a  

^a UN HABITAT/Urban Management Programme–Asian Institute of Technology ^*

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 34250717537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9788132103622.n5     Document Type: Chapter

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