The underrepresentation of women in science: Differential commitment or the queen bee syndrome?

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-338

  Ellemers, Naomi ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Henriette ^b   De Gilder, Dick ^c   Maass, Anne ^d   Bonvini, Alessandra ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Free University Amsterdam ^*

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 4944240946     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042037999     Document Type: Article

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