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Soto, M., & Yao, C. (2010, September). Retention of women of color in STEM doctoral programs. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Midwest Research to Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community, and Extension Education, East Lansing, Michigan (pp. 207-213).
Soto, Missy, and Christina Yao. "Retention of women of color in STEM doctoral programs." Proceedings of the 29th Annual Midwest Research to Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community, and Extension Education, East Lansing, Michigan. 2010.
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Retention of women of color in STEM doctoral programs.

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics AND Program Evaluation

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Most research studies examine only gender or racial and ethnic identity, with little attention given to women who identify as underrepresented minorities (URM) within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); furthermore, current STEM research on women and URM focuses on reasons for departure rather than on student persistence. Therefore, the current qualitative study is important because it analyzes the factors that lead to doctoral STEM persistence, considering both gender and ethnicity. Our central research …

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