Why do women leave science and engineering?

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 199-226

  Hunt, Jennifer ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Exit rate; Gender; NSCG; Science and engineering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961700475     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0019793915594597     Document Type: Review

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