Why don't more women major in information systems?

Information Technology and People

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-183

  Croasdell, David ^a   McLeod, Alexander ^a   Simkin, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Information studies; Information technology Equal opportunities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958134658     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593841111137340     Document Type: Article

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