Women's representational role in Australia and Canada: The impact of political context

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-238

  Tremblay, Manon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 0042744060     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1036114032000092693     Document Type: Article

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