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Women and IT contracting work—a testing process
Author(s) -
Grey Susan,
Healy Geraldine
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2004.00126.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , process (computing) , order (exchange) , resilience (materials science) , field (mathematics) , power (physics) , psychological resilience , business , process management , public relations , engineering , psychology , computer science , political science , social psychology , mechanical engineering , finance , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , thermodynamics , operating system
This paper explores the career and work experiences of a little researched group: highly skilled women IT contractors. It considers their reasons for entering the IT field, including the decision to become contractors. It demonstrates the complexity of power and influence of IT contractors and the resilience of the gender order in IT work.