A portrait of a woman as a scientist: Breaking down barriers created by gender-role stereotypes

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 409-428

  Steinke, Jocelyn ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009223465     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/6/4/006     Document Type: Article

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