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For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender

  • Written by Cristina Poleacovschi, Assistant Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University
imageFemale engineers were more likely to ask for help from their female than male colleagues.alvarez/E+ via Getty Images

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In a study published in the Journal of Management in Engineering, we analyzed whether knowledge accessibility – defined as the time and effort that...

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