The recruitment and retention of emerging women scholars in stem: Results from a national web-based survey of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-163

  Yost, Elizabeth ^a   Winstead, Vicki ^b   Cotten, Shelia R ^c   Handley, Donna M ^d  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Lampstead Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging women scholars; Gender; Institutional climate; Millennial generation; New scholar; Work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884896529     PISSN: 10728325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2013003021     Document Type: Article

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