Drought policy in Australia: Gender mainstreaming or gender blindness?

Gender, Place and Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-154

  Alston, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drought; Gender; Mainstreaming; Policy; Women

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EQUITY; FARMING SYSTEM; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; POLICY ANALYSIS; POVERTY; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67650324641     PISSN: 0966369X     EISSN: 13600524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09663690902795738     Document Type: Article

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