Product Description: An international acknowledgement of the problems existing in the area of gender and computing in the 1990s is provided by this publication. The need to produce strategies and policies to rectify the situation is highlighted. Papers, both reporting original empirical research and postulating interesting theoretical perspectives are structured around five parallel themes: Community, Communications and Information Networks; Information Technology (IT), Flexibility and Restructuring; Information Systems Design and User-Centred Perspectives; Education, Training and Learning; and Feminist Theoretical Perspectives on Power, Knowledge and Technology...read more

Product Description: An increasing range of feminist work indicates the importance of gender within the workplace, especially where technology is involved. Work which is defined as "technical" commonly remains a largely male preserve, even within computing - an industry that was hailed, in its early days, as open equally to both women and men...read more

Product Description: Psychology provides an essential backdrop to social work practice but there are few sources that summarize its theories and findings in a way that is easily accessible to students. This compact and practical text answers this need in applying key ideas, skills, and research from psychology to contemporary social work in a variety of settings...read more