Gender Perspectives In Computing Anthology - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 8178359251 ISBN 13 : 9788178359250

Synopsis

The book 'Gender Perspectives in Computing' is a collection of publications written by a team of experts in gender studies. The aim of the book is to portray the career development of women in IT. This book contains three different sections. The first section gives a vivid picture of the participation and employment of women in IT related occupations in North-American, European and Asia-Pacific regions. The second section describes the impact of globalization in the creation of new jobs in the Indian IT sector and how this opportunities have been captured by women IT graduates and others interested in IT related jobs. The third section maps the overwhelmining growth of publications on the topic 'women in information technology' by applying bibliometric techniques. This book is an eye-openor to the HR managers of the IT industries in the public and private sectors.S. Balakrishnan is currently working as an Assistant Librarian in the University Main Library at Annamalai University and he has specialised in the area of 'Women in Computing'., About The Author:- M. Suriya, Ph.D., is senior professor and head of the Department of Library and Information Science at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India. She also serves as director of the Univesity's Women's Training Center in Information and Computer Technology. The recipient of numerous awards for her work in library and information science, Dr. Suriya serves on the board of International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists-Canada and as India's ambassador to the Association of Computing Machinery. She is president of the Indian Association of Women in IT and secretary of the Women in Technology Reserch Forum. Dr. Suriya received ?Anita Borg Social Change Scholarship? in Grace Hoppers Conference 2006 (GHC2006) held at San Diego for her excellent ICT based community service from Fran Allen, Ph.D., IBM Fellow & recipient of Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership., Contents:- Table of Contents

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8178359251
• ISBN 13: 9788178359250
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
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