Gender issues in the university research environment

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-145

  Alpay, E ^a   Hari, A ^b   Kambouri, M ^b   Ahearn, A L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender issues; Skills perceptions; Women in engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952892434     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790903497302     Document Type: Article

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