Gender, Technology, and Libraries
Information technology (IT) is vitally important to many organizations, including libraries. Yet a review of employment statistics and a citation analysis show that men make up the majority of the IT workforce, in libraries and in the broader workforce. Research from sociology, psychology, and women...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
American Library Association
2009-09-01
|
| Series: | Information Technology and Libraries |
| Online Access: | https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/3221 |
| id |
doaj-50c8c46431c94f428fb4d81497a4e164 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
Article |
| spelling |
doaj-50c8c46431c94f428fb4d81497a4e1642020-11-24T22:40:40ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52262009-09-0128313714210.6017/ital.v28i3.32212889Gender, Technology, and LibrariesMelissa LamontInformation technology (IT) is vitally important to many organizations, including libraries. Yet a review of employment statistics and a citation analysis show that men make up the majority of the IT workforce, in libraries and in the broader workforce. Research from sociology, psychology, and women’s studies highlights the organizational and social issues that inhibit women. Understanding why women are less evident in library IT positions will help inform measures to remedy the gender disparity.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/3221 |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
English |
| format |
Article |
| sources |
DOAJ |
| author |
Melissa Lamont |
| spellingShingle |
Melissa Lamont Gender, Technology, and Libraries Information Technology and Libraries |
| author_facet |
Melissa Lamont |
| author_sort |
Melissa Lamont |
| title |
Gender, Technology, and Libraries |
| title_short |
Gender, Technology, and Libraries |
| title_full |
Gender, Technology, and Libraries |
| title_fullStr |
Gender, Technology, and Libraries |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Gender, Technology, and Libraries |
| title_sort |
gender, technology, and libraries |
| publisher |
American Library Association |
| series |
Information Technology and Libraries |
| issn |
0730-9295 2163-5226 |
| publishDate |
2009-09-01 |
| description |
Information technology (IT) is vitally important to many organizations, including libraries. Yet a review of employment statistics and a citation analysis show that men make up the majority of the IT workforce, in libraries and in the broader workforce. Research from sociology, psychology, and women’s studies highlights the organizational and social issues that inhibit women. Understanding why women are less evident in library IT positions will help inform measures to remedy the gender disparity. |
| url |
https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/3221 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT melissalamont gendertechnologyandlibraries |
| _version_ |
1725703914765942784 |