Intersectionality, quotas, and minority women's political representation worldwide

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 604-620

  Hughes, Melanie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 82555168027     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055411000293     Document Type: Article

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