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The implications of a critical agenda in gender and IS research
Author(s) -
Howcroft Debra,
Trauth Eileen M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
information systems journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.635
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2575
pISSN - 1350-1917
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2008.00294.x
Subject(s) - underpinning , argument (complex analysis) , epistemology , sociology , perspective (graphical) , critical theory , work (physics) , point (geometry) , engineering ethics , management science , social science , computer science , engineering , philosophy , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , civil engineering , geometry , mathematics
. This paper explores the nature of the critical agenda and endeavours to advance the critical debate by considering a particular case in point: gender and information systems (IS) research. It does so by drawing upon Chua's classic framework of outlining philosophical assumptions underpinning research and also by building upon prior work of the authors on the interconnections amongst research topic, epistemology and methodology. Specifically, it presents an argument for the benefits of adopting a critical perspective when studying gender and IS research, illustrating the additional insights that can be generated. These benefits and insights can also be mined from other areas of IS research.