Gender conception and the chilly road to female undergraduates' persistence in science and engineering fields

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-234

  Hughes, Roxanne ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender issues; Higher education; Identity; Liberal feminism; Positive marginality; Science and engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874415162     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2013003752     Document Type: Article

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