Lipstick evangelism: Avon trading circles and gender empowerment in South Africa

Gender and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-218

  Dolan, Catherine ^a   Scott, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer goods; Gender empowerment; Markets; Partnerships; Poverty reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349805124     PISSN: 13552074     EISSN: 13649221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13552070903032504     Document Type: Article

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