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Articles

The problem of anti-feminist ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers’ experiences of resurgent male supremacy

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Pages 167-182 | Received 04 Jul 2023, Accepted 03 Dec 2023, Published online: 17 Dec 2023

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