Earning their keep and keeping what they earn: A critique of organizing strategies for South Asian women in the informal sector

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 605-626

  Baruah, Bipasha ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Informal economy; Mobilization; Organization; South Asia; Women workers

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; INFORMAL SECTOR; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 5444265888     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2004.00251.x     Document Type: Article

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