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Misdirected Backlash: The Evolving Nature of Academia and the Status of Women in Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Meredith Reid Sarkees
Affiliation:
Niagara University
Nancy E. McGlen
Affiliation:
Niagara University
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