Reconstructions of gender and information technology : women doing IT for themselves /
This open access book explores what makes women decide to pursue a career in male-dominated fields such as information technology (IT). It reveals how women experience gendered stereotypes but also how they bypass, negotiate, and challenge such stereotypes, reconstructing gender-technology relations...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Women Fighting Gender Stereotypes in a Gender Egalitarian Culture
- 2. The Unsolved Mystery of the Gender Imbalance in IT
- 3. Women's Chronological Pathways to IT Education
- 4. Girl Power: Reconfiguring the Gendered Space of IT
- 5. Girls Don't Walk Alone: Supporters' Investment in Welcoming Girls and Women into Fields of IT
- 6. Gender Patterns, Equality Paradoxes, and Lessons for an Inclusive Digital Future.
