Why is Social Protection Gender-blind? The Politics of Gender and Social Protection

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 45-52

  Jones, Nicola ^a   Holmes, Rebecca ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 80755130105     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2011.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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