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- ↑ "Ikke feminisert, men moderne". Kilden. Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ Kjønnsforskere leder prestisjeprosjekt, Kilden. Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway. Accessed 9 August 2023.
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