Where do women stand? New evidence on the presence and absence of gender equality in the world's constitutions

Politics and Gender

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 200-235

  Cassola, Adèle ^a,b   Raub, Amy ^b   Foley, Danielle ^c   Heymann, Jody ^b  

^a Dept of Urban Planning Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901284742     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X1400004X     Document Type: Article

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