Trends in gender segregation in the choice of science and engineering majors

Social Science Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1519-1541

  Mann, Allison ^a   DiPrete, Thomas A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Higher education; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880988411     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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