Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): An Investigation of Their Implicit Gender Stereotypes and Stereotypes' Connectedness to Math Performance

Sex Roles

Volumn 67, Issue 11-12, 2012, Pages 617-629

  Smeding, Annique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Implicit gender stereotypes; Math performance; Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870293464     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0209-4     Document Type: Article

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