Townships in transition: Women's caring keeps the township together

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-268

  Bak, Maren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; LABOR DIVISION; TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ENTERPRISE; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 46649109724     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070802037928     Document Type: Article

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