Making it to the PhD: Gender and student performance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Women's underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) impedes progress in solving Africa's complex development problems. As in other regions, women's participation in STEM drops progressively moving up the education and career ladder, with women curre...
Main Authors: | Monica Fisher, Violet Nyabaro, Ruth Mendum, Moses Osiru |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241915 |
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