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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"male-dominated major"”.
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Factors that Influence a Woman's Choice to Remain in or to Leave a Male-dominated Major
… a woman's choice to remain in or to leave a male-dominated major (Zuckerman, 1981). Focus group interviews were conducted with 62 sophomore women who had originally chosen male-dominated majors as freshmen to gain insight into the meanings and motivations of the student decisions. The …
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Factors associated with women's decision to leave a male-dominated major and enter a female-dominated major
… played in selecting and channeling women from male-dominated to female-dominated majors. Since academic major is linked to the kind of vocation a person pursues, scarcity of women in certain majors constitutes an obstacle to opportunity in the work force. Literature was used to develop …
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Arab American women in engineering: How did their culture influence their achievement?
… culture and its impact on women who studied the male-dominated major of engineering. Through a qualitative approach, women born and raised in an Arab American home unpacked their experiences since childhood that made them who they are today. The 10 female Arab American participants shared how …