A blind spot in girls' education: Menarche and its webs of exclusion in Ghana

Journal of International Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 643-657

  Dolan, Catherine S ^a   Ryus, Caitlin R ^b   Dopson, Sue ^a   Montgomery, Paul ^a   Scott, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Education; Gender; Menarche; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; FEMALE EDUCATION; GENDER ISSUE; MATURATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

GHANA;

EID: 84903787436     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.2917     Document Type: Article

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