Men are poor but women are poorer: Gendered poverty and survival strategies in the Dangme West District of Ghana

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Wrigley Asante, Charlotte ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Gender; Ghana; Poverty; Survival strategy

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; DANGME WEST; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 52349098690     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950802335541     Document Type: Article

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