Women of color in STEM : navigating the double bind in higher education /

"Though there has been a rapid increase of women's representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. Researchers have revealed that there are several environmental and social barriers including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Irby, Beverly J. (Editor ), Abdelrahman, Nahed (Editor ), Polnick, Barbara (Editor ), Ballenger, Julia, 1949- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2021]
Colección:Research on women and education
Temas:
Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > Social aspects > United States.
Women science students > United States.
Minority women in higher education > United States.
Minorities in science > United States.
Women in science > United States.
Sciences > Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Étudiantes en sciences > États-Unis.
Femmes issues des minorités dans l'enseignement supérieur > États-Unis.
Minorités dans les sciences > États-Unis.
Femmes dans les sciences > États-Unis.
Minorities in science
Minority women in higher education
Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > Social aspects
Women in science
Women science students
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Though there has been a rapid increase of women's representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. Researchers have revealed that there are several environmental and social barriers including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities that continue to block women's progress in STEM. In this book, the authors address the issues that encounter women of color in STEM in higher education"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781648023712
1648023711

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