Women, information technology and 'waves of optimism': Australian evidence on 'mixed-skill' jobs

New Technology, Work and Employment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-33

  Roan, Amanda ^a   Whitehouse, Gillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SKILLED LABOR; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33847752609     PISSN: 02681072     EISSN: 1468005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-005X.2007.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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