Gender codes : why women are leaving computing /
Gender codes : why women are leaving computing /
edited by Thomas J. Misa.
- Hoboken, N.J. : [Piscataway, NJ] : Wiley ; IEEE Computer Society, �2010.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 306 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-296) and index.
Gender codes : defining the problem / Thomas J. Misa -- Computer science : the incredible shrinking woman / Caroline Clarke Hayes -- Masculinity and the machine man : gender in the history of data processing / Thomas Haigh -- A gendered job carousel : employment effects of computer automation / Corinna Schlombs -- Meritocracy and feminization in conflict : computerization in the British government / Marie Hicks -- Making programming masculine / Nathan Ensmenger -- Gender and computing in the push-button library / Greg Downey -- Cultural perceptions of computers in Norway 1980-2007 : from "anybody" via "male experts" to "everybody" / Hilde G. Corneliussen -- Constructing gender and technology in advertising images : feminine and masculine computer parts / Aristotle Tympas, Hara Konsta, Theodor Lekkas, and Serkan Karas -- The pleasure paradox : bridging the gap between popular images of computing and women's historical experiences / Janet Abbate -- Programming enterprise : women entrepreneurs in software and computer services / Jeffrey R. Yost -- Gender codes : lessons from history / Thomas J. Misa -- Gender codes : prospects for change / Caroline Clarke Hayes.
Looks at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded. Women's experiences working in offices, education, libraries, programming, and government are examined for clues on how and where women succeeded and where they struggled.
English.
9780470619926 0470619929 9780470619919 0470619910 9781118035139 1118035135 1282685821 9781282685826 9786612685828 6612685824
10.1002/9780470619926 doi 99939270207
268582 MIL A3E2686B-FE78-42A5-AFA4-471370B09E08 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2011377470
GBB045918 bnb
015522091 Uk
Women in computer science.
Computer industry.
Femmes en informatique.
Informatique--Industrie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Corporate & Business History.
Industry.
Computer industry
Women in computer science
Informatik
Computerindustrie
Frau
Informatik--Frau.
Frau--Informatik.
Computer--Frau.
Frau--Computer.
QA76.9.W65 / G46 2010eb
338.7/61004082
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-296) and index.
Gender codes : defining the problem / Thomas J. Misa -- Computer science : the incredible shrinking woman / Caroline Clarke Hayes -- Masculinity and the machine man : gender in the history of data processing / Thomas Haigh -- A gendered job carousel : employment effects of computer automation / Corinna Schlombs -- Meritocracy and feminization in conflict : computerization in the British government / Marie Hicks -- Making programming masculine / Nathan Ensmenger -- Gender and computing in the push-button library / Greg Downey -- Cultural perceptions of computers in Norway 1980-2007 : from "anybody" via "male experts" to "everybody" / Hilde G. Corneliussen -- Constructing gender and technology in advertising images : feminine and masculine computer parts / Aristotle Tympas, Hara Konsta, Theodor Lekkas, and Serkan Karas -- The pleasure paradox : bridging the gap between popular images of computing and women's historical experiences / Janet Abbate -- Programming enterprise : women entrepreneurs in software and computer services / Jeffrey R. Yost -- Gender codes : lessons from history / Thomas J. Misa -- Gender codes : prospects for change / Caroline Clarke Hayes.
Looks at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded. Women's experiences working in offices, education, libraries, programming, and government are examined for clues on how and where women succeeded and where they struggled.
English.
9780470619926 0470619929 9780470619919 0470619910 9781118035139 1118035135 1282685821 9781282685826 9786612685828 6612685824
10.1002/9780470619926 doi 99939270207
268582 MIL A3E2686B-FE78-42A5-AFA4-471370B09E08 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2011377470
GBB045918 bnb
015522091 Uk
Women in computer science.
Computer industry.
Femmes en informatique.
Informatique--Industrie.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Infrastructure.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Corporate & Business History.
Industry.
Computer industry
Women in computer science
Informatik
Computerindustrie
Frau
Informatik--Frau.
Frau--Informatik.
Computer--Frau.
Frau--Computer.
QA76.9.W65 / G46 2010eb
338.7/61004082