Women's agency across cultures: Conceptualizing strengths and boundaries

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 517-522

  Charrad, Mounira M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; EMPOWERMENT; LABOR MARKET; MARGINALIZATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WOMENS STATUS;

LEBANON; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PORTUGAL; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649904251     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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