Help or hindrance? Religion's impact on gender inequality in attitudes and outcomes

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1308-1321

  Seguino, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Gender inequality; Religion; Religiosity; Well being

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GENDER ISSUE; LABOR MARKET; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC SPENDING; RELIGION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 79960326688     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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