Measuring equalities: Data and indicators in Britain

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-249

  Walby, Sylvia ^a   Armstrong, Jo ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equality and Human Rights Commission EHRC; Equality equalities; Indicators; Measurement; NGOs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953673941     PISSN: 13645579     EISSN: 14645300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2010.482259     Document Type: Article

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