What is missing in measures of Women's Empowerment?

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-241

  Cueva Beteta, Hanny ^a  

^a Security at UNIFEM Headquarters   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Enabling environment; Gender Empowerment Measure; Gender indicators; Women in politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85089756401     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880600768553     Document Type: Article

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