The gendered division of labor among STEM faculty and the effects of critical mass

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-146

  Carrigan, Coleen ^a   Quinn, Kate ^b   Riskin, Eve A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b American Council on Education   (United States)

Author keywords

critical mass; faculty; gender; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052993270     PISSN: 19388926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021831     Document Type: Article

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