Learning to see inequity in science

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-270

  Tanner, Kimberly D ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMEDICINE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; BIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 71749097009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.09-09-0070     Document Type: Article

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