Risking relationships: Understanding the litigation choices of sexually harassed women

Law and Society Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-91

  Morgan, Phoebe A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033239324     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3115096     Document Type: Article

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