Doing IT: Women Working In Information Technology (Women's Issues Publishing Program) [Paperback]

Krista Scott-Dixon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1894549376 | ISBN-13: 978-1894549370 | Publication Date: October 30, 2004

From the boom of the 1990s to the bust of early 2000, women have been applying their skills and knowledge to careers in Information Technology. "Doing I.T." demonstrates that women in the field continue to face barriers preventing them from reaching their full professional potential. Scott-Dixon examines the IT environment's traditional workplace that keeps gender, race, class, ability and pay inequiteis frimly in place. Drawing on personal interviews , she shows that despite barriers, women in IT bring passion, wit, intelligence and creative resourcefulness to the shaping of their career paths.

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About the Author

Krista Scott-Dixon (Ph.D, Women's Studies, York University, Toronto) supervises the development of a research database on gender and work at York University. She also teaches undersgraduate courses on work, women, and technology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Sumach Press (October 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894549376
• ISBN-13: 978-1894549370
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,602,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Doing IT: Women Working In Information Technology (Women's Issues Publishing Program) (Paperback)

Boring and whiney - I do not recommend this book at all. There are many, many strong women successfully working in the IT world. Instead, this book showcases the failures and predictable struggles for women and minorities working in this field. I think you can do much better...