No place for a woman: Evidence for gender bias in evaluations of presidential candidates

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-233

  Smith, Jessi L ^a   Paul, David ^b   Paul, Rachel ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34548650095     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701503069     Document Type: Article

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