Women, poverty, and the microenterprise: Context and discourse

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-218

  Strier, Roni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti poverty strategies; Discourse analysis; Gender equality; Israel; Microenterprise

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; EQUITY; GENDER RELATIONS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MICROENTERPRISE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS STATUS;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77349126661     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2009.00486.x     Document Type: Article

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