Gender Codes

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The computing profession faces a serious gender crisis. Today,fewer women enter computing than anytime in the past 25 years. Thisbook provides an unprecedented look at the history of women and menin computing, detailing how the computing profession emerged andmatured, and how the field became male coded. Women's experiencesworking in offices, education, libraries, programming, andgovernment are examined for clues on how and where womensucceeded--and where they struggled. It also provides a uniqueinternational dimension with studies examining the U.S., GreatBritain, Germany, Norway, and Greece. Scholars in history,gender/women's studies, and science and technology studies, as wellas department chairs and hiring directors will find this volumeilluminating.

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Thomas J. Misa

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Computer Science Computer Science - General Interest Cultural Studies Gender & History Gender Studies Geschichte Geschlechterforschung Historische Geschlechterforschung History Informatik Kulturwissenschaften Populäre Themen i. d. Informatik

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"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) "Gender Codes is an important book . . . this is a task in which the IEEE History Center can play a role, and we think our readers can and should as well-they can begin with reading this seminal book" (Bibliography, 1 March 2011) "This book is an excellent introduction to some of the main themes, and there are many more chapters waiting to be written." (IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 1 April 2011) "Summing up: Recommended [for] all levels/libraries." (CHOICE, January 2011)
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