Gender mainstreaming as a global policy paradigm: Barriers to gender justice in health

Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-40

  Payne, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gender equality; gender equity; gender mainstreaming; global policy paradigm; health policy; policy translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894031097     PISSN: 21699763     EISSN: 21699763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21699763.2014.886609     Document Type: Article

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