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Why are there so few Latina engineers and what is the potential for change given demographic shifts of the Latino population? This interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approach offers a new paradigm for examining the crisis of Latinas in engineering (a field that remains 82% male), illuminating the nuan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Camacho, Michelle Madsen, 1969-
Otros Autores: Lord, Susan M., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2013]
Temas:
Women engineers > Education > United States.
Hispanic American women > Education (Higher) > United States.
Sex discrimination against women > United States.
Sex discrimination in higher education > United States.
Ingénieures > Éducation > États-Unis.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes > États-Unis.
Discrimination sexuelle dans l'enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Hispanic American women > Education (Higher)
Sex discrimination against women
Sex discrimination in higher education
Women engineers > Training of
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why are there so few Latina engineers and what is the potential for change given demographic shifts of the Latino population? This interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approach offers a new paradigm for examining the crisis of Latinas in engineering (a field that remains 82% male), illuminating the nuanced and multiple exclusionary forces that shape the culture of engineering and its borderlands.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 150 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0739175599
9780739175590

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