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Gender, Place & Culture
A Journal of Feminist Geography
Volume 23, 2016 - Issue 7
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‘It’s just a very male industry’: gender and work in UK design agencies

‘Es que es una industria muy de hombres’: género y trabajoen las agencias de diseño en el Reino Unido

这是一个非常男性的产业’: 英国设计公司中的性别与工作

Pages 1033-1046 | Received 02 Dec 2014, Accepted 03 May 2015, Published online: 03 Sep 2015

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