Valuing Diversity in Political Organizations: Gender and Token Minorities in the U.S. House of Representatives

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 839-854

  Kanthak, Kristin ^a   Krause, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 78651499535     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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