Women and poverty: A gender-sensitive approach

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 764-778

  Bastos, Amélia ^a   Casaca, Sara F ^a   Nunes, Francisco ^a   Pereirinha, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cross sectional analysis; Deprivation; Portugal; Poverty dynamics; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249131901     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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