Toward a gender diverse workforce in the renewable energy transition

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 8-15

  Pearl Martinez, Rebecca ^a   Stephens, Jennie C ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Fossil fuels; Gender; Renewables; Sustainability; Transitions; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981333308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2016.11908149     Document Type: Article

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