Feeding the pipeline: Gender, occupational plans, and college major selection

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 989-1005

  Morgan, Stephen L ^a   Gelbgiser, Dafna ^a   Weeden, Kim A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

College major; Education; Gender; Occupational plans; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878368856     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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