Computing Whether She Belongs: Stereotypes Undermine Girls’ Interest and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Educational Psychology

• Publication date

  2016-04-01

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/EDU0000061
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