Bringing women to the table: European Union funding for women's empowerment projects in Turkey

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 206-219

  Landig, Jennifer M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; EUROPEAN UNION; WOMENS STATUS;

TURKEY;

EID: 79955728362     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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