Riding a hydra: Women ICT professionals' perceptions of working in the Australian ICT industry

Information Technology and People

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-177

  Timms, Carolyn ^a   Lankshear, Colin ^a   Anderson, Neil ^a   Courtney, Lyn ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Careers; Communication technologies; Equal opportunities; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949258184     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840810881060     Document Type: Article

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