Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology Women Doing IT for Themselves /

Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology Women Doing IT for Themselves /

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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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Main Author: Corneliussen, Hilde G. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Subjects:
Science > Social aspects.
Sex.
Industrial sociology.
Technology > Sociological aspects.
Information technology.
Science and Technology Studies.
Gender Studies.
Sociology of Work.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
Science, Technology and Society.
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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.

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