Is gender equality legislation becoming counter-productive?

Public Policy Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-136

  Hakim, Catherine ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; LEGISLATION; LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 55249094343     PISSN: 17445396     EISSN: 1744540X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-540X.2008.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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