The opportunity structure for women's candidacies and electability in Britain and the United States

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 861-874

  Welch, Susan ^a   Studlar, Donley T ^a  

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EID: 0040655930     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591299604900410     Document Type: Article

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