Editorial: Gendered Pathways Towards (and away from) STEM Fields

Helen Watt; Noortje Jansen; Gertje Joukes

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2013)

Special Issue: Gendered Pathways Towards (and away from) STEM Fields

Editorial: Gendered Pathways Towards (and away from) STEM Fields

Published 26-11-2013

Helen Watt
Noortje Jansen
Gertje Joukes

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Editorial: Gendered Pathways Towards (and away from) STEM Fields. (2013). International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 5(3), 178-183. https://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/342

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Abstract

This special issue is an initiative of the "Network Gender & STEM: Educational and occupational pathways and participation" (www.genderandSTEM.com), founded in 2010. Members of the network share the objectives to:

(i)&&&&&& gain more insight into the various connected aspects of career choices and professional careers of girls/women (and boys/men) in the direction of STEM; and

(ii)&&&&& detect new approaches to actually improve the underrepresentation of girls/women in STEM.

The collection of papers in our special issue reflects presentations at our first Network conference, Haarlem, the Netherlands, 5-6 September 2012, which focused on gendered pathways towards (and away from) STEM fields & &

Keywords

Gender & STEM Network, Selected conference papers, Special issue

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