Gender and Public Access Computing: An International Perspective

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-17

  Terry, Allison ^a   Gomez, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 82955182673     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2010.tb00309.x     Document Type: Article

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