Women of color in STEM : navigating the double bind in higher education

• Other Authors: Irby, Beverly J. (Editor), Abdelrahman, Nahed (Editor), Polnick, Barbara (Editor), Ballenger, Julia, 1949- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2021.
• Series: Research on women and education.
• Subjects: Science > Study and teaching (Higher) > Social aspects > United States.; Women science students > United States.; Minority women in higher education > United States.; Minorities in science > United States.; Women in science > United States.; Education > Schools > Levels > Higher.; Educational strategies and policy: inclusion.; Higher education, tertiary education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806604333
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-64802-371-2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (266 pages)
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

"Though there has been a rapid increase of women's representation in law and business, their representation in STEM fields has not been matched. Researchers have revealed that there are several environmental and social barriers including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities that continue to block women's progress in STEM. In this book, the authors address the issues that encounter women of color in STEM in higher education"--