Liberal vs. liberating empowerment: A Latin American feminist perspective on conceptualising women's empowerment

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 18-27

  Sardenberg, Cecilia M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; GENDER RELATIONS; LIBERALIZATION; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 59649123709     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2008.tb00507.x     Document Type: Article

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