Introduction: Quotas - Add women and stir?

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Tadros, Mariz ^a  

^a Institute of Development Studies IDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL POWER; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77956569491     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00160.x     Document Type: Review

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