Beyond numbers

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-386

  Sacchet, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical mass; Cultural and social processes; Gender policies; Gender quotas; Impact of quotas; Women's agency; Women's alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249609060     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740802185700     Document Type: Review

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