Challenging the displacement of affirmative action by gender mainstreaming

Asian Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 7-29

  Bacchi, Carol ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Contestation; Difference; Discourse; Gender mainstreaming; Genealogy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749258179     PISSN: 12259276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12259276.2009.11666076     Document Type: Article

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