Arab women and political development

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 7-26

  Al Maaitah, Rowaida ^a   Al Maaitah, Hadeel ^a   Olaimat, Hmoud ^b   Gharaeibeh, Muntaha ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Arab women and equality; Arab women in development; Arab women in politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953041563     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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