ISBN:
0511011768
,
0511488947
,
9780511011764
,
0511034385
,
9780511034381
,
0511151667
,
9780511151668
,
9780521771894
,
0521771897
,
9780511488948
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 209 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Woodfield, Ruth Women, work and computing
DDC:
305.430904
Keywords:
Women electronic data processing personnel Supply and demand
;
Forecasting
;
Women electronic data processing personnel Supply and demand
;
Forecasting
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Women's Studies
;
Vrouwen
;
Computers
;
Labor & Workers' Economics
;
Business & Economics
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Although few dispute the computer's place as a pivotal twentieth-century artefact, little agreement has emerged over whether the changes it has precipitated are generally positive or negative in nature, or whether we should be contemplating our future association with the computer more with enthusiasm or trepidation. Specifically with regard to the relationship between women and computers, a diverse body of commentary has embraced the views of those who have found grounds for expressing pessimism about this association and those who have favoured a more optimistic assessment of the current situation and its probable future development. This book undertakes a thorough evaluation of the legitimacy and predictive power of the optimistic commentary. Using a large body of original qualitative data, it interrogates the bases of what it identifies as three waves of optimism and in doing so provides answers to some of the key questions asked in this field today."--BOOK JACKET
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-204) and index. - Description based on print version record
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