All kinds of potential: Women and out-migration in an Atlantic Canadian coastal community

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 430-442

  Corbett, Michael ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Gender; Internal migration; Rural education

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; EDUCATION; GENDER ISSUE; INTERNAL MIGRATION; RURAL AREA; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 34548630501     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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