A “scientific diversity” intervention to reduce gender bias in a sample of life scientists

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Moss Racusin, Corinne A ^a   van der Toorn, Jojanneke ^b   Dovidio, John F ^c   Brescoll, Victoria L ^c   Graham, Mark J ^c   Handelsman, Jo ^c  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOMEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SEXISM;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SEXISM;

EID: 84982995014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.15-09-0187     Document Type: Article

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