Women representatives acting for women: Sex and the signing of early day motions in the 1997 British parliament

Political Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 552-564

  Childs, Sarah ^a   Witney, Julie ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Ctr for Compar Europ Survey Data   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 7244234067     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2004.00495.x     Document Type: Review

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