Gender and information technology : moving beyond access to co-create global partnership

The exponential growth of technology and concurrent information revolution is creating a tremendous cultural shift on a global scale. However, the direction of that shift is being determined by those privileged few who participate. Women and people of color remain underrepresented as developers, users and beneficiaries of technology.

• Foreword p. viii
• Preface p. xi
• Acknowledgment p. xxxiv
• Section I One Feminist's Perspective
• Chapter I Demyth-ifying Feminism: Reclaiming the "F" Word p. 1
• Objectives p. 1
• Introduction p. 1
• Myth #1 It's Just the Way Things Are p. 5
• Myth #2 It's About Women Being Equal to Men p. 9
• Myth #3 Men and Women are Just Different p. 12
• Myth #4 Feminists want to be Like Men p. 18
• Myth #5 I Don't Have a Race, I'm White p. 21
• Myth #6 It's "Their" Problem, Not Mine p. 24
• Writing a New Story: Shifting from Domination to Partnership p. 29
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 31
• References p. 32
• Endnotes p. 35
• Chapter II Dualisms and Stereotypes: Tools of Domination p. 37
• Objectives p. 37
• Introduction p. 37
• Gender: The Ultimate Dualism p. 38
• Stereotypes, Influence, and Persuasion p. 41
• Stereotype Threat in Science and IT p. 54
• Conclusion p. 56
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 56
• References p. 57
• Endnotes p. 61
• Chapter III Gendered Philosophy of Science: Science is Male, Nature is Female p. 62
• Objectives p. 62
• Introduction p. 63
• Science is Male, Nature is Female p. 63
• The Myth of Objectivity p. 65
• There's No Crying in Science! p. 67
• Envisioning a Partnership Philosophy of Science and Technology p. 70
• Conclusion p. 77
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 78
• References p. 79
• Endnote p. 82
• Section II Perspectives on Dominator Social Institutions
• Chapter IV Mass Media as Social Institution: The Wired Example p. 85
• Objectives p. 85
• Introduction p. 85
• Mass Media and its Power to Influence p. 86
• Wired: Do I Hear Static on the Line? p. 92
• Conclusion p. 113
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 113
• References p. 114
• Endnotes p. 118
• Chapter V Language as Social Institution: The Male-Centered IT Culture p. 119
• Objectives p. 119
• Introduction p. 119
• Why Political Correctness Matters p. 120
• Gendered Communication Style p. 122
• Male-Centered IT Communication Style and Culture p. 125
• Dominance, Violence and Sex Metaphors in IT p. 129
• Conclusion p. 137
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 138
• References p. 139
• Endnote p. 142
• Chapter VI Education as Social Institution: Understanding Her-Story p. 143
• Objectives p. 143
• Introduction p. 143
• Our Incomplete Knowledge Tradition p. 144
• A Brief Her-Story of Women in Math, Science, and Engineering p. 147
• The Ins and Outs of Education and Employment p. 149
• Conclusion p. 159
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 159
• References p. 160
• Endnote p. 163
• Chapter VII Business as Social Institution: Global Issues in IT p. 164
• Objectives p. 164
• Introduction p. 164
• What Values Inform Dominator Economics? p. 165
• Postcolonialism and Dominator Economics in IT p. 170
• India and China: Riding the Crest of the Third Wave p. 174
• IBM and the Holocaust p. 181
• Conclusion p. 186
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 186
• References p. 187
• Endnotes p. 190
• Section III Perspectives on Partnership Social Institutions
• Chapter VIII Partnership Language and Media: Creating a New IT Culture p. 193
• Objectives p. 193
• Introduction p. 193
• Partnership Language and Communication p. 195
• An Example of Partnership Media p. 203
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 207
• References p. 208
• Endnote p. 211
• Chapter IX Partnership Science and Technology Education p. 212
• Objectives p. 212
• Introduction p. 212
• Partnership Ways of Knowing p. 214
• Inclusive Science and IT Education p. 215
• Teacher, Heal Thyself p. 216
• Partnership Teacher-Student Relationships p. 218
• Co-Creating Collaborative Learning Experiences p. 220
• Partnership Evaluation Measures p. 223
• Examples of Inclusive Curricula and Programs p. 227
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 234
• References p. 234
• Endnote p. 238
• Chapter X Partnership Global IT Business p. 239
• Objectives p. 239
• Introduction p. 239
• Are You Going to Eat That? Global Gluttony and IT p. 241
• Partnerism: A Caring Economics p. 243
• Sharing Nicely with the Other Children p. 247
• Partnership IT Policy Making p. 252
• Examples of Partnership Science and IT: The New Prism p. 254
• Questions for Reflective Dialog p. 256
• References p. 257
• Endnotes p. 259
• Chapter XI A Concluding Pledge: With Technology and Justice for All p. 260
• Ideas for Future Research p. 262
• What Can One Individual Do? p. 265
• Epilogue: Daring to Live It p. 280
• References p. 283
• Endnote p. 286
• Appendix Recommended Resources p. 287
• About the Author p. 303
• Index p. 304