03459nam 22006133u 450 991081642380332120240404161705.00-203-20861-70-203-28852-11-280-03164-61-134-79951-91-134-79950-09786610031641(CKB)1000000000008647(EBL)168396(OCoLC)437077299(SSID)ssj0000313476(PQKBManifestationID)12070667(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313476(PQKBWorkID)10358434(PQKB)11415624(MiAaPQ)EBC168396(EXLCZ)99100000000000864720130418d1997|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen Encounter Technology Changing Patterns of Employment in the Third World1st ed.Hoboken Taylor and Francis19971 online resource (375 p.)UNU/INTECH Studies in New Technology and DevelopmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-14118-4 0-415-12687-8 Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Beyond the politics of difference: an introduction; Information technology and working women's demands; Feminist approaches to technology: women's values or a gender lens?; Conflicting demands of new technology and household work: women's work in Brazilian and Argentinian textiles; Changes in textiles: implications for Asian women; Information technology and women's employment in manufacturing in Eastern Europe: the case of SloveniaRestructuring and retraining: the Canadian garment industry in transitionComputerization and women's employment in India's banking sector; Information technology, gender and employment: a case study of the telecommunications industry in Malaysia; Women in software programming: the experience of Brazil; Something old, something new, something borrowed The electronics industry in Calcutta; Women and information technology in sub-Saharan Africa: a topic for discussion?; Gender perspectives on health and safety in information processing: learning from international experienceUsing information technology as a mobilizing force: the case of The Tanzania Media Women's Association (TAMWA)The fading of the collective dream? Reflections on twenty years' research on information technology and women's employment; Afterword; IndexThis collection explores the effects of new technologies on women's employment and on the nature of women's work. The volume is edited by two pre-eminent scholars in the field and contains thirteen articles from leading academics worldwide. The book provides a critique of postmodernism and ecofeminism and demands that new technology is used as a vehicle for gender equality in the developing world.UNU/INTECH Studies in New Technology and DevelopmentWomenWomen.331.4091724Mitter Swasti1613742Rowbotham Sheila235161AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910816423803321Women Encounter Technology3943189UNINA