Women's human rights and the feminisation of poverty in South Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 100, 2004, Pages 247-261

  Bentley, Kristina ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3943089704     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305624042000262275     Document Type: Article

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