"Nunca te toman en cuenta [They never take you into account]": The challenges of inclusion and strategies for success of Chicana attorneys

Gender and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-612

  García López, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderlands; Chicanas; Intersectionality; Lawyers; Work and occupations

Indexed keywords

EID: 51049115343     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243208321120     Document Type: Article

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