Beyond family and societal attitudes to retain women in science

Current Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-48

  Kurup, Anitha ^a   Maithreyi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Organizational factors; Perception; Retention; Societal attitudes; Women scientists

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651414851     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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