Description
| Product ID: | 9781648020988 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Research on Women and Education |
| Title: | Girls and Women of Color In STEM |
| Subtitle: | Navigating the Double Bind in K-12 Education |
| Authors: | Author: Barbara Polnick, Janice Koch, Nahed Abdelrahman, Julia Ballenger, Beverly J. Irby |
| Page Count: | 280 |
| Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Educational strategies & policy, Schools and pre-schools, Higher education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning, Schools, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Though there has been a rapid increase of women''s representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. 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.
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| Imprint Name: | Information Age Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Information Age Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-30 |
