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Weisgram, E., & Diekman, A. (2016). Family friendly STEM: Perspectives on recruiting and retaining women in STEM fields. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 8(1), 38-45.
Weisgram, Erica, and Amanda Diekman. "Family friendly STEM: Perspectives on recruiting and retaining women in STEM fields." International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology 8.1 (2016): 38-45.
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Family friendly STEM: Perspectives on recruiting and retaining women in STEM fields.

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The under-representation of women in STEM has received considerable research attention as scholars attempt to uncover predictors of girls' and women's choice of STEM careers. Our work suggests that congruity between one's family goals and the perception that STEM careers afford those goals may be important in increasing girls' and women's interest and motivation toward STEM. In this paper, we discuss women's family goals as a factor that affects career choice and the perception that STEM fields may not be compatible with caring …

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