It takes a village to change the perception of engineering

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Metz, Susan ^a,b  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network

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EID: 85029037339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21535965     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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