Making sense of the barriers women face in the information technology work force: Standpoint theory, Self-disclosure, and causal maps

Sex Roles

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 831-844

  Allen, Myria Watkins ^a   Armstrong, Deborah J ^a   Riemenschneider, Cynthia K ^a   Reid, Margaret F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Communication boundary management theory; Information technology; Lack of respect; Revealed causal mapping; Standpoint theory; Voluntary turnover; Workplace barriers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845338020     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-006-9049-4     Document Type: Article

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