Women and men faculty in academic science and engineering: Social-organizational indicators and implications

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 997-1012

  Fox, Mary Frank ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academia; Engineering; Faculty; Gender; Organizations; Science; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549090144     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209356234     Document Type: Article

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