On Enrolling More Female Students in Science and Engineering.
Many people hold this truth to be self-evident that universities should enroll more female students in science and engineering; the main question then being how. Typical arguments include possible benefits to women, possible benefits to the economy, and the unfairness of the current female under-rep...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 279 - 291 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2008
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