'What's in it for Women?' The Motivations, Expectations and Experiences of Female Local Councillors in Montreal, Canada and Hull, England

Local Government Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 71-84

  Briggs, Jacqui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION;

CANADA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034454275     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930008434009     Document Type: Article

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