Numbers and Beyond: The Relevance of Critical Mass in Gender Research

Politics and Gender

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 492-502

  Grey, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 34247486971     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X06221147     Document Type: Article

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