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Standpoints of maternity leave: discourses of temporality and ability

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Standpoints of maternity leave: discourses of temporality and ability. / Buzzanell, Patrice M.; Remke, Robyn Virginia; Meisenbach, Rebecca et al.
In: Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 40, No. 1, 02.2017, p. 67-90.

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Buzzanell, PM, Remke, RV, Meisenbach, R, Liu, M, Bowers, V & Conn, C 2017, 'Standpoints of maternity leave: discourses of temporality and ability', Women's Studies in Communication, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2015.1113451

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Buzzanell, P. M., Remke, R. V., Meisenbach, R., Liu, M., Bowers, V., & Conn, C. (2017). Standpoints of maternity leave: discourses of temporality and ability. Women's Studies in Communication, 40(1), 67-90. https://doi.org/10.1080/07491409.2015.1113451

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Buzzanell PM, Remke RV, Meisenbach R, Liu M, Bowers V, Conn C. Standpoints of maternity leave: discourses of temporality and ability. Women's Studies in Communication. 2017 Feb;40(1):67-90. Epub 2016 Apr 4. doi: 10.1080/07491409.2015.1113451

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Buzzanell, Patrice M. ; Remke, Robyn Virginia ; Meisenbach, Rebecca et al. / Standpoints of maternity leave : discourses of temporality and ability. In: Women's Studies in Communication. 2017 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 67-90.

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