Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology

Women Doing IT for Themselves

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Using the example of Norway to illuminate this challenge in Western countries, the book includes a discussion of the “gender equality paradox”, where gender equality exists in parallel with gender segregation in fields such as IT.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:318 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:133
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789819951864

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Hilde G. Corneliussen is Research Professor of Technology and Society at Western Norway Research Institute. Her research and scientific publications are mainly on how to make technology more inclusive for groups at risk of being excluded from the digital transformation, including Gender-Technology Relations: Exploring Stability and Change.

Innehållsförteckning

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.