'I was completely oblivious to gender': an exploration of how women in STEMM navigate leadership in a neoliberal, post-feminist context.
Women are under-represented in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) fields worldwide, particularly in leadership positions. We explore this phenomenon by examining the leadership experiences of 25 women who were actively seeking to enhance their leadership capacities in...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 449 - 462 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2019
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