Women on boards of nonprofits: What difference do they make?

Nonprofit Management and Leadership

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-254

  Bradshaw, Pat ^a   Murray, Vic ^a   Wolpin, Jacob ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85040431706     PISSN: 10486682     EISSN: 15427854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nml.4130060304     Document Type: Article

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