Gendered Dichotomies and Segregation Patterns in Computing Jobs in Australia

Labour and Industry

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 73-90

  Whitehouse, Gillian ^a   Diamond, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 85044796201     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2006.10669331     Document Type: Article

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