A cyberfeminist utopia?: Perceptions of gender and computer science among malaysian women computer science students and faculty

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 741-763

  Lagesen, Vivian Anette ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer science; Cyberfeminism; Cyborg feminism; Gender; Technofeminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249046441     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907306192     Document Type: Article

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