Parting with ‘interests of women’: how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’

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Parting with ‘interests of women’ : how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’. / Harder, Mette Marie Stæhr.

In: European Journal of Politics and Gender, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2023, p. 377-394.

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Harder, MMS 2023, 'Parting with ‘interests of women’: how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’', European Journal of Politics and Gender, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 377-394. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16742321076420

APA

Harder, M. M. S. (2023). Parting with ‘interests of women’: how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’. European Journal of Politics and Gender, 6(3), 377-394. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16742321076420

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Harder MMS. Parting with ‘interests of women’: how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’. European Journal of Politics and Gender. 2023;6(3):377-394. https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16742321076420

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Harder, Mette Marie Stæhr. / Parting with ‘interests of women’ : how feminist scholarship on substantive representation could replace ‘women’s interests’ with ‘gender equality interests’. In: European Journal of Politics and Gender. 2023 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 377-394.

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