Women at the intersection of business and government: Are they in places of power?

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-363

  Scott, Denise Benoit ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0032366748     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.1998.9982201     Document Type: Article

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