Gender in politics

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2007, Pages 263-284

  Paxton, Pamela ^a   Kunovich, Sheri ^b   Hughes, Melanie M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Political participation; Representation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848879804     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.33.040406.131651     Document Type: Review

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