Gender, Educational, and Occupational Digital Gaps: 1983-2002

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-166

  Losh, Susan Carol ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Learning and Cognition Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital divide; Education; Gender IT gaps; IT; Occupation

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442445252     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439303262557     Document Type: Review

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