Girls and Women of Color In STEM : Navigating the Double Bind in K-12 Education
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| Title: | Girls and Women of Color In STEM : Navigating the Double Bind in K-12 Education |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Barbara Polnick, Julia Ballenger, Beverly J. Irby, Nahed Abdelrahman |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Science--Study and teaching (Secondary), Science--Study and teaching (Elementary), African American girls--Education, Science--Study and teaching (Primary), Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary), Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary) |
| Categories: | EDUCATION / Counseling / Academic Development, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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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| ISBN: | 9781648020971 9781648020988 9781648020995 9781806605125 |
