Gender issues in the career development of IT professionals: a global perspective
Suriya, M. and Craig, Annemieke 2003, Gender issues in the career development of IT professionals: a global perspective, in AusWIT 2003 : participation, progress and potential : proceedings of the 2003 Women in IT Conference, 19-20 February 2003, Hobart, Australia, School of Information Systems, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, pp. 97-108.
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Gender issues in the career development of IT professionals: a global perspective
AusWIT 2003 : participation, progress and potential : proceedings of the 2003 Women in IT Conference, 19-20 February 2003, Hobart, Australia
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Spencer, Su
Publication date
2003
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97
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108
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School of Information Systems, University of Tasmania
Place of publication
Sandy Bay, Tasmania
Summary
Each period of technological change carries with it high expectations of societal and organizational restructuring that will favour the disadvantaged. The same is true for the Information and Communication Technologies. The fast expansion of the IT labour market, the need for diverse talents, the shift in the demand from technical to more general management and business skills, and the government's and employer's initiatives to improve women's representation in the IT sector created an image that? IT is one of the best-equal opportunity areas 'that provide wider opportunities for women to enter and succeed in this industry'. Nevertheless, the validity of these claims is yet to be established through empirical analysis.