Voting For Mom: The Political Consequences of Being a Parent for Male and Female Candidates

Politics and Gender

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-404

  Stalsburg, Brittany L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956247289     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X10000309     Document Type: Article

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