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Ara, F., Northcote, J. (2020). Gender Wall and the Political Participation of Women in Australia. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4106-1
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