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Women in IT Careers: Investigating Support for Women in the Information Technology Workforce

Women in IT Careers: Investigating Support for Women in the Information Technology Workforce
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Author(s): Elaine K. Yakura (Michigan State University, USA), Louise Soe (California State Polytechnic University, USA)and Ruth Guthrie (California State Polytechnic University, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title: Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences and Relationships
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Celia Romm Livermore (Wayne State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-759-3.ch003

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Abstract

Research on the declining numbers of women in the Information Technology (IT) workforce focuses on ‘filling the pipeline’ by attracting women into IT disciplines at colleges and universities. This research looks at the other end of the pipeline, examining both barriers and support structures that have helped women persist in their IT careers. The chapter draws from extended interviews with 38 women who have been successful in planning their careers and navigating a male-dominated industry. It focuses on what women cited as barriers and as areas of support, in response to open-ended questions about their careers and career paths. The interviewees, drawn from nine industry sectors, represented a wide breadth and depth of experience. Half were at the professional level, and half at the managerial or executive level in organizations that varied from single-person consulting firms to large institutions.

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