Recruiting and hiring women in STEM fields

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 218-229

  Glass, Christy ^a   Minnotte, Krista Lynn ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

faculty; hiring; recruitment; STEM; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650467074     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020581     Document Type: Article

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