Slowly but surely? The global expansion of women's participation in science and engineering fields of study, 1972-92

Sociology of Education

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-251

  Ramirez, Francisco O ^a   Wotipka, Christine Min ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035535881     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2673276     Document Type: Article

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