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Women in Non-Traditional Careers

Topics covered include:

• Early determinants of girls' career choice,
• Women in STEM careers,
• Gender and leadership,
• Apprenticeship and trades,
• Glass ceiling and career barriers,
• Immigrant women,
• Self-limiting behaviour,
• and more.

Women in Non-Traditional Careers

Updated May 2019

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