Opportunities and Expectations: The Gendered Organization of Legislative Committees in Germany, Sweden, and the United States

Gender and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 847-876

  Bolzendahl, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

comparative; gender; institutions; legislative committees; organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921487763     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: 15523977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243214542429     Document Type: Article

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