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Closing the gap: gender parity in political engagement on social media

Leticia BodeCommunication, Culture, and Technology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 587-603 | Received 30 Jun 2015, Accepted 01 Jun 2016, Published online: 28 Jun 2016

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