'I don't know why' - Accounting for the scarcity of women in ICT work

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 499-511

  Kelan, Elisabeth K ^a  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 36749018538     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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