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Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing
Thomas J Misa
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Description for Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing
Paperback. The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look at the history of women and men in computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged and matured, and how the field became male coded. Editor(s): Misa, Thomas J. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JH; KNTX; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look 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. It also provides a unique international dimension with studies examining the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Norway, and Greece. Scholars in history, gender/women's studies, and science and technology ... Read more
The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today, fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. This book provides an unprecedented look 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. It also provides a unique international dimension with studies examining the U.S., Great Britain, Germany, Norway, and Greece. Scholars in history, gender/women's studies, and science and technology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470597194
SKU
V9780470597194
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Ref
99-50
About Thomas J Misa
THOMAS J. MISA is at the University of Minnesota, where he directs the Charles Babbage Institute, teaches in the graduate program for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, and is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Reviews for Gender Codes: Why Women Are Leaving Computing
"This is a very valuable book in dispelling many of the myths about women and computing . . . For anyone interested in understanding why women are not attracted to the computing profession, including teachers and IT managers, this book is highly recommended. It provides an in-depth understanding of how and why we are where we are." (Sex Roles, 2011) ... Read more