The changing position of women in engineering worldwide

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 345-359

  Hersh, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Country comparison; Progression; Promotion; Recruitment; Technology; Women

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

WOMEN ENGINEERS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0034245073     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/17.865903     Document Type: Article

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