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dc.contributor.convenorDavid Pauleen
dc.contributor.authorvon Hellens, Liisa
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, Sue
dc.contributor.authorClayton, Kaylene
dc.contributor.authorBeekhuyzen, Jenine
dc.contributor.editorDavid Pauleen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:14:38Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:14:38Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2008-03-06T06:40:15Z
dc.identifier.refurihttp://www.qualitconference.com/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/17239
dc.description.abstractPresented in this paper are the results of an intervention strategy aimed at increasing the awareness of the gender imbalance in information and communication technology (ICT) education and work. It discusses an intervention, an undergraduate course on gender and ICT, which took place in Hanover Germany in February 2007. The intervention was based on research carried out by the authors as part of the Griffith University Women in Information Technology (WinIT) research project, which has been studying the problem of low female participation since 1995. The WinIT group has identified the following issues, which complicate research and action in this area. These issues frame the paper's results. The lack of agreement over what constitutes the Information Technology (IT) industry makes it difficult to assess progress in equity. The notion of female 'contribution' and the masculinisation of the IT industry are subject to competing definitions and viewpoints, indicating that there is no consensus on the aims or rationale for research and intervention in this area. The students' participation and assignments demonstrated increased understanding of these issues in IT work and education contexts. Overall, the students found the course helpful in overturning their assumptions about gender and IT and enabling them to acquire relevant problem solving strategies for preventing and handling gender related problems.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent399490 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherVictoria University of Wellington
dc.publisher.placeSchool of Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington
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dc.publisher.urihttp://www.qualitconference.com/papers.php
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencenameQualIT 2007: Qualitative Research: From the Margins to the Mainstream
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleQualitative Research: From the Margins to the Mainstream : Conference Proceedings
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2007-11-18
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2007-11-20
dc.relation.ispartoflocationWellington, New Zealand
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode280102
dc.titleConceptualising Gender and IT: Australians Taking Action in Germany
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE1 - Conferences
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, School of Information and Communication Technology
gro.rights.copyright© The Author(s) 2007. The attached file is posted here with permission of the copyright owners for your personal use only. No further distribution permitted. For information about this conference please refer to the publisher's website or contact the authors.
gro.date.issued2007
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gro.griffith.authorBeekhuyzen, Jenine


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