Women in the Law: A Look at the Numbers
- ISBN-10
- 1570733023
- ISBN-13
- 9781570733024
- Category
- Law / Gender & the Law
- Pages
- 66
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- The Commission
- Author
- Barbara A. Curran
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