More than numbers: individual and contextual factors in how gender diversity affects women's well-being

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-474

  Miner Rubino, Kathi ^a   Settles, H Isis ^b   Stewart, J Abigail ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 70450067818     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2009.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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