Women into science and engineering? Gendered participation in higher education STEM subjects

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 993-1014

  Smith, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84855717747     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.515019     Document Type: Article

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