Women's empowerment and the goal of parity between the sexes in schooling in India

Population Studies

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-145

  Afridi, Farzana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Education; Empowerment; Gender; India; South Asia

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 77954179074     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324721003774544     Document Type: Article

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