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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  and
Nancy E. McGlen
Meredith Reid Sarkees
Affiliation:
Niagara University
Nancy E. McGlen
Affiliation:
Niagara University
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , March 1999 , pp. 100 - 108
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