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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Corneliussen, Hilde G. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	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. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.