Following the footsteps of the mongol queens: Why mongolian pastoral women should be empowered

Rangelands

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 29-35

  Ulambayar, Tungalag ^a   Fernández Giménez, María E ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Female led households; Gender in range management; Pastoral women; Women leadership

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ROLE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; LEADERSHIP; PASTORALISM; RANGELAND; WOMENS STATUS;

MONGOLIA;

EID: 84892172124     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-13-00035.1     Document Type: Article

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