Woman and information systems development: Not just a pretty (inter)face?

Information Technology & People

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-138

  Woodfield, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Corporate culture; Gender; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015019     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840210430561     Document Type: Article

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