I still wanna be an engineer! Women, education and the engineering profession

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-402

  Gill, Judith ^a   Sharp, Rhonda ^a   Mills, Julie ^a   Franzway, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Engineering education; Gender; Mathematics achievement; Workplace culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649151877     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790802253459     Document Type: Article

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