Seven women who persisted in STEM careers after participating in a single-sex living and learning community (LLC) for women in STEM were interviewed to see how the LLC impacted their decisions. The results show that the LLC positively affected their persistence.

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Hughes, R. (2010). Keeping College Women in STEM Fields. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 2(3), 416-436. Retrieved from http://genderandset.open.ac.uk/index.php/genderandset/article/view/96