Exposure, training, and environment: Women's participation in computing education in the United states and India

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 205-222

  Varma, Roli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 70649112346     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v15.i3.20     Document Type: Article

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