Is There a “Woman's Way” of Governing? Assessing the Organizational Structures of Women's Membership Associations

Politics and Gender

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-227

  Barakso, Maryann ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 38849105354     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X07000037     Document Type: Article

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