'Yes, I do belong': the women who stay in engineering

Engineering Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-232

  Ayre, Mary ^a   Mills, Julie ^a   Gill, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

commitment; family friendly; minority; persistence; women in engineering; workplace culture

Indexed keywords

COMMITMENT; FAMILY FRIENDLY; MINORITY; PERSISTENCE; WOMEN IN ENGINEERING; WORKPLACE CULTURE;

ENGINEERS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 84891559443     PISSN: 19378629     EISSN: 19408374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19378629.2013.855781     Document Type: Article

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