Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology

Women Doing IT for Themselves

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Springer Nature Singapore | e druk, 2023
ISBN13: 9789819951864
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Springer Nature Singapore e druk, 2023 9789819951864
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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 in the process. 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. The discussion illustrates how the norm of gender equality in some cases hinders rather than promotes efforts to increase women’s participation in technology-related roles.

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ISBN13:9789819951864
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Springer Nature Singapore

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<p>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.&nbsp;Gender Patterns, Equality Paradoxes, and Lessons for an Inclusive Digital Future.</p>

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