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Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party

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Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party. / Jones, Owain Smolović; Jones, Sanela Smolović; Taylor, Scott; Yarrow, Emily.

In: Gender, Work and Organization, 21.03.2020.

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Jones, OS, Jones, SS, Taylor, S & Yarrow, E 2020, 'Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party', Gender, Work and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12445

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Jones, O. S., Jones, S. S., Taylor, S., & Yarrow, E. (2020). Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party. Gender, Work and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12445

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Jones OS, Jones SS, Taylor S, Yarrow E. Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party. Gender, Work and Organization. 2020 Mar 21. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12445

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Jones, Owain Smolović ; Jones, Sanela Smolović ; Taylor, Scott ; Yarrow, Emily. / Theorizing gender desegregation as political work: the case of the Welsh Labour Party. In: Gender, Work and Organization. 2020.

Bibtex

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