Experiences of female early-career professionals in male-dominated STEM companies in Kazakhstan.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan put forward elaborate initiatives to address gender segregation in the labour market. However, female professionals are still heavily underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Considering conflicting cultura...
| Publicado en: | Central Asian Survey Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 523 - 542 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2024
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