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Gendered patterns in computing work in the late 1990s
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EducationComputing SectorHuman Resource ManagementWorkplace StudySocial SciencesGender DisparityGender IdentityLabor Process StudiesEmpirical WorkGrowing IndustriesGender StudiesManagementLate 1990SWorkforce ProductivityGig EconomyGendered ContextFeminist TheoryWorkplace EducationChanging WorkforceWorkforce DevelopmentSociologyGender EconomicsHuman-computer InteractionGender DivideTechnology
Computing is one of the most growing industries offering many opportunities for employment and advancement. Furthermore it is one of the newest industries which comprises of mainly young firms and relatively freshly constituted forms of working practices. Using empirical work in the UK, this paper presents and asesses gendered patterns of work and employment in the computing sector whilst comparing it to other traditionally male‐dominated sectors.