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Women, work and Web 2.0: a case study
Author(s) -
Bury Rhian
Publication year - 2010
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.2010.00250.x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , work (physics) , set (abstract data type) , job satisfaction , psychology , knowledge management , public relations , sociology , computer science , social psychology , political science , engineering , mechanical engineering , communication , programming language
This article examines the opportunities and obstacles facing female information technology (IT) professionals holding ‘hybrid’ or ‘mixed skill’ positions in the Web 2.0 era. The author presents data from a case study to argue that choices of career pathways, technical skill set, age and experience are factors that affect career progression and job satisfaction in a masculinist culture of computing.