Can compute, won't compute: Women's participation in the culture of computing

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-142

  Wilson, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0042062579     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-005X.00115     Document Type: Article

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