The consequences of the national math and science performance environment for gender differences in STEM aspirations

Sociological Science

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages 568-603

  Mann, Allison ^a   DiPrete, Thomas A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Careers in science and technology; Cross cultural research; Education; Gender inequalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044062101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23306696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15195/v3.a25     Document Type: Article

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