Making sense of the atmospheric science gender gap: Do female and male graduate students have different career motives, goals, and challenges?

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 408-416

  Canetto, Silvia Sara ^a   Trott, Carlie D ^a   Thomas, Jenifer J ^b   Wynstra, Cheryl A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric science; Career; Challenges; Education; Goals; Men; Motives; Women

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER ISSUE; HIGHER EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 84869208826     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/12-296.1     Document Type: Article

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