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the gendered practice of This dissertation was successfully defended in February, 2002, to complete the requirements for my Ph.D. in Women's Studies. It can be downloaded in Acrobat Reader (.pdf) format. I'd love to receive your comments and feedback on it. Huge thanks to all the women who generously shared their experiences and insights, and volunteered their time to the project. I couldn't have done it without your kindness and enthusiasm. Special props to the very swell Jen Evans, Director of DigitalEve Canada, who went above and beyond the call of duty in assisting me with this. All material is © Krista Scott-Dixon 2002. |
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Outline of study Notes on style Chapter 2: Theorizing women and technology
Overview of literature on women and technology Three gender and technology models Feminist responses to technology Chapter 3: Theorizing women and work
Paid and unpaid labour Industrial and occupational segregation Salary disparity Employment practices, nonstandard work, and self-employment Skill and training Women and unions Shifts in the organization of women's work with technology Women and IT work: looking ahead Chapter 4: Theorizing women's organizing
Organizing in the non-profit sector Organizational values and mandate Organizational structure Organizational strategy |
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Chapter 5: Methodology and introduction to primary data
Application to social change Researcher-subject relationship Choosing variables Population studied Chapter 6: DigitalEve and technology
Technical education The convoluted path to technical work A technology of their own Role of DigitalEve in relation to women and technology Critiquing IT work, culture, and organization Chapter 7: DigitalEve and work
Paid and unpaid labour Industrial and occupational segregation Salary disparity Employment practices, nonstandard work, and self-employment Skill and training Chapter 8: DigitalEve, women, and organizations
Voluntary labour and women's unpaid labour Organizational values and mandate Organizational structure Organizational strategy The virtual organization Chapter 9: An organization in transition: Webgrrls is dead, long live DigitalEve
The process of change Developing values Developing structure Developing strategy |