Equalizing opportunities for women in electoral politics in Ireland: The views of women members of parliament

Women and Politics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-20

  Knight, Kathleen ^a   Galligan, Yvonne ^b   Choille, Una Nie Giolla ^c  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 7444221800     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v26n01_01     Document Type: Article

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