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Półtorak, M., Topa, I. (2019). Participation in Sustainable Development Decision-Making: Gender Perspective. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_38-1
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