Uganda's Universal Secondary Education policy and its effect on 'empowered' women: How reduced income and moonlighting activities differentially impact male and female teachers

Research in Comparative and International Education

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-78

  Molyneaux, Kristen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 79955120339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17454999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/rcie.2011.6.1.62     Document Type: Article

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