A Life Course Model of Human Rights Realization, Female Empowerment, and Gender Inequality in India

World Development

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-70

  Chaudhuri, Sanjukta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Girl child rights; Human rights; India; Women's rights; Women's status

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GENDER DISPARITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 84882657541     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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