Interests, Gender, and Science

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-230

  Valian, Virginia ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; job performance ratings; personnel selection; vocational interests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897708071     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691613519109     Document Type: Article

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