Measuring 'empowerment' using quantitative household survey data

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-97

  Mahmud, Simeen ^a   Tasneem, Sakiba ^b  

^a BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Agric Res Centre   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; EMPOWERMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84903195946     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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