Confronting and Reducing Sexism: A Call for Research on Intervention

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 603-614

  Becker, Julia C ^a   Zawadzki, Matthew J ^b   Shields, Stephanie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84914814419     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12081     Document Type: Article

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