New Technology Work and Employment · 2001 · 85 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesComputer ScienceGender StudiesGenderLabor EconomicsLabor Market AnalysisEmploymentGender And WorkLabor Market TrendsWork DesignWorkforce DemographicsWorkforce ManagementFemale EmploymentGender At WorkGender Bias In ComputingGender Occupational SortingGendered Work EnvironmentsMen's WorkWomen In ComputingWorkplace Gender Roles
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.