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Making the Political Personal: A Challenge for Young Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2014

Shauna Shames
Shauna Shames*
Affiliation:
Harvard University
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There are many good reasons why we still need a women's movement in this country. Here I shall focus on just one: I argue that we need a women's movement to recruit and support women as candidates for public office.

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Critical Perspectives on Gender and Politics
Information
Politics & Gender , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 287 - 292
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Copyright © The Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association 2014 

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