SPECIAL FEATURE: Women in Science.
Speech language pathology has largely been viewed as a 'woman's profession'. Support for this view is found in the fact that women form the majority of field workers in the profession. Yet the prevalence and impact of women, be it in positions of power within the field, or as speech language patholo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of the All India Institute of Speech & Hearing Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 120 - 123 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
2010
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| Sumario: | Speech language pathology has largely been viewed as a 'woman's profession'. Support for this view is found in the fact that women form the majority of field workers in the profession. Yet the prevalence and impact of women, be it in positions of power within the field, or as speech language pathology scientists, has been negligible. The paper explores the possible reasons for the same and how this needs to be and can be changed in the future. |
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