Why so slow? : the advancement of women / Virginia Valian.
Why so slow? : the advancement of women / Virginia Valian.
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : M.I.T. Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N305.42/256
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii,401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Gender Schemas at Work -- 2. Gender Begins - and Continues - at Home -- 3. Learning About Gender -- 4. Biology and Behavior -- 5. Biology and Cognition -- 6. Schemas That Explain Behavior -- 7. Evaluating Women and Men -- 8. Effects on the Self -- 9. Interpreting Success and Failure -- 10. Women...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : M.I.T. Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Why do so few women occupy positions of power and prestige? Virginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women. According to Valian, men and women alike have implicit hypotheses about gender differences - gender schemas - that create sma...
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Why so slow? : the advancement of women / Virginia Valian.
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Bibliography: p353-383. - Includes index.
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N305.42/256
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74VMbb2qyLjO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbb2qyLjO
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ISBN
0262220547 (hardcover : alk paper)
9780262220545 :
0262220547 :
9780262720311 (pbk.)
0262720310 (pbk.)
9780262220545 (hardcover : alk paper)
DDC
305.42
MMS ID
991000893159702626
