Reprogramming femininity? The construction of gender identities in the Israeli hi-tech industry between global and local gender orders

Gender, Work and Organization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 352-374

  Frenkel, Michal ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Doing gender; Globalization; Hi tech; Identity; Israel; Work family practices

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GLOBALIZATION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 45249090610     PISSN: 09686673     EISSN: 14680432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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