How women cope: Being a numerical minority in a male-dominated profession

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 492-509

  Richman, Laura Smart ^a   vanDellen, Michelle ^a   Wood, Wendy ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ENGINEERING; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 80052703068     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01711.x     Document Type: Article

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