Perhaps it's time for a fresh approach to ICT gender research?

Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-160

  Webb, Phyl ^a   Young, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACM CLASSIFICATION; FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGY; GENDER RESEARCH; INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY (ICT);

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); INFORMATION USE; PERSONNEL; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 18344365219     PISSN: 1443458X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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