'Science and Technology as Feminine': raising awareness about and reducing the gender gap in STEM careers.

This paper examines the issue of the low participation of women in STEM careers and contributes to work on the gender gap in STEM in two ways. First, we propose a theoretical framework that integrates the factors influencing girls' participation in STEM, proposed by UNESCO in 2017, and the concepts...

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Publicado en:Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 505 - 519
Autores principales: Davila Dos Santos, Eliane, Albahari, Alberto, Díaz, Soledad, De Freitas, Ernani Cesar
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2022
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          Instituto de, Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Feevale
          School of Industrial Engineering, Department of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Málaga
          APTE – Asociación de Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos de España, Malaga
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