Second Among Unequals? A Study of Whether France's “Quota Women” are Up to the Job

Politics and Gender

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-118

  Murray, Rainbow ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149356155     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X09990523     Document Type: Article

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