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Rethinking the intersectionality of race, gender, and class identity

Educating underrepresented minority women for elite careers in science, technology, math, and engineering

from 2 - Entering professional careers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Spencer Headworth
Affiliation:
American Bar Foundation
Robert L. Nelson
Affiliation:
American Bar Foundation
Ronit Dinovitzer
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
David B. Wilkins
Affiliation:
Harvard Law School, Massachusetts
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Diversity in Practice
Race, Gender, and Class in Legal and Professional Careers
, pp. 173 - 197
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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