Identifying judicial empathy: Does having daughters cause judges to rule for women's issues?

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-54

  Glynn, Adam N ^a   Sen, Maya ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920973812     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12118     Document Type: Article

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