Gender equity in dental academics: Gains and unmet challenges

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-7

  Ioannidou, E ^a   D'Souza, R N ^b   MacDougall, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

academic leadership; dental academia; faculty retention; gender gap; salary inequality; tenure policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890572710     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034513510178     Document Type: Review

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