“In Iraq, We Were Never Neutral”: Exploring the Effectiveness of “Gender-Neutral” Standards in a Gendered War
By: Kyleanne Hunter
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v7i2.265 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 6 - 18
Submitted on: May 20, 2021
Accepted on: May 20, 2021
Published on: Jul 27, 2021
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
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