Labels and Mandates in the United Kingdom

The Impact of Gender Quotas

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Childs, Sarah ^a   Krook, Mona Lena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

All women shortlists; Gender quotas; Labour party; Political representation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066558037     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199830091.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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