Electorally threatening women? Understanding gender quotas in the French socialist party

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-34

  Opello, Katherine A R ^a  

^a KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electoral incentives; French Socialist Party; Gender based quota; Party feminists

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249718430     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J501v28n01_02     Document Type: Article

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