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Koblitz, A.H. (1996). Mathematics and Gender: Some Cross-Cultural Observations. In: Hanna, G. (eds) Towards Gender Equity in Mathematics Education. New ICMI Study Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47205-8_7
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