From the woman question in technology to the technology question in feminism: Rethinking gender equality in IT education

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-227

  Henwood, Flis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computing; Education; Equality; Gender; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034343927     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050680000700209     Document Type: Article

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