On the compatibility of Islam and gender equality

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 503-522

  Spierings, Niels ^a   Smits, Jeroen ^a   Verloo, Mieke ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Democracy; Islam; Modernization; Women's labor market participation

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ISSUE; ISLAMISM; LABOR PARTICIPATION; MODERNIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 56749185619     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9274-z     Document Type: Article

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