Understanding women's underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: The role of social coping

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-179

  Morganson, Valerie J ^a   Jones, Meghan P ^a   Major, Debra A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78751628469     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2010.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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