Amazon.com description: Product Description: Today, more than 40 percent of the British and American workforce combined is composed of women; throughout the rest of Europe, women make up between a quarter and a third of the workforce. The introduction of new technology--especially information technology--is making the greatest impact in the occupations in which they are concentrated. This work presents a comprehensive overview of the ways in which information technology is affecting women's lives in and out of the workplace. It offers a cross-cultural perspective on how technology is determining their educational directions, employment prospects, job status, and working conditions. Looks at how information technology has affected women working in different industries in the U.K. Also includes investigations of the psycho-social and health effects of visual display units, structural changes in office management, and other aspects of the use of new technology as it impacts on women.