Deterrents to women taking computer science courses

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-28

  Beyer, Sylvia ^a   Rynes, Kristina ^b   Haller, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL TESTS; STUDENTS;

BEM SEX ROLE INVENTORY; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES; WOMEN;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 1842455239     PISSN: 02780097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MTAS.2004.1273468     Document Type: Article

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