Assessing gender mainstreaming in the education sector: Depoliticised technique or a step towards women's rights and gender equality?

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Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-404

  Unterhalter, Elaine ^a   North, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954053724     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2010.490358     Document Type: Article

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