Women in industrial engineering: Stereotypes, persistence, and perspectives

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-318

  Brawner, Catherine E ^a   Camacho, Michelle M ^b   Lord, Susan M ^b   Long, Russell A ^c   Ohland, Andmatthew W ^c  

^a Research Triangle Educational Consultants   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Industrial engineering; Social capital; Women

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; WEB CRAWLER; WEBSITES;

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CAREER OPPORTUNITIES; CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL GENERALIZATIONS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL FACTOR; UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN; WOMEN;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84859984886     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb00051.x     Document Type: Review

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