Gender, work and migration: Deskilling chinese immigrant women in Canada

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 135-148

  Man, Guida ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; SKILLED LABOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543148444     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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