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Cultural and Social Context

Cultural and Social Context
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Copyright: 2019
Pages: 46
Source title: Gender Inequality and the Potential for Change in Technology Fields
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sonja Bernhardt (ThoughtWare, Australia), Patrice Braun (Federation University, Australia)and Jane Thomason (Abt Associates, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7975-5.ch005

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Abstract

Chapter 5 examines the cultural and social contexts identified in past models and how they are incorporated into the new. These contexts and their influencing factors feature strongly in the literature on women in technology and are often blamed for deterring women from choosing IT education or careers. However, it is concluded that in freer societies, their influence is much less than often claimed, and ameliorating interventions are correspondingly ineffective.

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