Assessing the role of gender rejection sensitivity, identity, and support on the academic engagement of women in nontraditional fields using experience sampling methods

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 510-530

  London, Bonita ^a   Rosenthal, Lisa ^a   Gonzalez, Angel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; MATHEMATICS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 80052697356     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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