Constancy in Chemistry: Effects on Females and Minorities.

Nelson, Donna

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ERIC Number: EJ635926

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Constancy in Chemistry: Effects on Females and Minorities.

Nelson, Donna

AWIS Magazine, v30 n2 p10-16 Spr 2001

Several legislators indicated that the primary goal of the Commission on Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering and Technology (CAWMSET) was to identify disincentives that cause attrition among females and minorities in science, engineering, and technology. Discusses why recent diversity legislation in Congress has now come to focus predominantly on environments in educational institutions. (Contains 42 references.) (ASK)

Descriptors: Engineering Education, Females, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Science Careers, Science Instruction, Sex Differences, Technology Education, Women Scientists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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