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Localizing women's experiences in academia: multilevel factors at play in the Arab Middle East and North Africa

Charlotte M. KaramOlayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fida AfiouniOlayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Pages 500-538 | Published online: 28 May 2013

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