Is There a Quiet Revolution in Women's Travel? Revisiting the Gender Gap in Commuting
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Is There a Quiet Revolution in Women’s Travel? Revisiting the Gender Gap in Commuting
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Planning Association
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0194-4363,1939-0130
DOI: 10.1080/01944360708977979