Effects of learning about gender discrimination on adolescent girls' attitudes toward and interest in science

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-269

  Weisgram, Erica S ^a   Bigler, Rebecca S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 34547770924     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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