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Young people, gender and intersectionality

Responsible girls: the spatialized politics of feminine success and aspiration in a divided Silicon Valley, USA

Pages 390-404 | Received 24 May 2012, Accepted 08 Sep 2013, Published online: 10 Feb 2014

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