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Creating a knowledge-based economy in the United Arab Emirates: realising the unfulfilled potential of women in the science, technology and engineering fields

Noor Ghazal Aswad Engineering Systems Management Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAECorrespondence[email protected]
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Georgeta Vidican Engineering Systems Management Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Diana Samulewicz Engineering Systems Management Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, PO Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Pages 559-570 | Received 12 Dec 2010, Accepted 08 Sep 2011, Published online: 12 Oct 2011

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