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The Paradox of Critical Mass for Women in Science

Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, Michael Neuschatz, Brian Uzzi, and Joseph Alonzo
Science • 7 Oct 1994 • Vol 266, Issue 5182 • pp. 51-54 • DOI: 10.1126/science.7939644
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