The High School Environment and the Gender Gap in Science and Engineering

Sociology of Education

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 259-280

  Legewie, Joscha ^a   DiPrete, Thomas A ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

extracurricular activities; gender gap; high school context; school curriculum; STEM fields

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907253143     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: 19398573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038040714547770     Document Type: Article

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