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The Perceived Mentoring Experiences Of Male And Female Doctoral Students In Sociology, Macsu A. Hill
The Perceived Mentoring Experiences Of Male And Female Doctoral Students In Sociology, Macsu A. Hill
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Over the years, women have made significant strides in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Nevertheless, women continue to be underrepresented at the graduate and academic career entry levels, and minority women continue to lag behind Whites in navigating the pipeline to an academic career in the STEM disciplines. In sociology for instance, women overall are well represented at the BA level, but experience a steep decline when moving to doctoral education and then into subsequent academic careers. Numerous explanations have been advanced by educators and researchers to explain the dearth of underrepresented minority (URM) female doctoral students. …