Gender myths that instrumentalise women: A view from the Indian frontline

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 11-18

  Batliwala, Srilatha ^a   Dhanraj, Deepa ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b D and N Productions   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM; GENDER ROLE; RELIGION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8344276751     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2004.tb00150.x     Document Type: Article

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