Think engineer, think male?

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-464

  Male, Sally A ^a   Bush, Mark B ^a   Murray, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competencies; Engineering education; Women in engineering

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ENGINEERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

COMPETENCIES; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; ENGINEERING JOBS; ENGINEERING WORKS; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 75249095284     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790903137759     Document Type: Article

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