Gender Discrimination in the Construction Industry: The Case of Two Cities in India

Gender Technology And Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 355-372

  Kakad, Krishna ^a  

^a United Nations IFAD WFP Gender Mainstreaming Project in Asia Pacific   (India)

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EID: 84993811860     PISSN: 09718524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097185240200600302     Document Type: Article

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