| Description |
xiv, 299 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The conundrum -- Industries that do not hire or promote -- The paradox -- Qualifications and reservations -- Poor performances by female CEOs -- A history of women in information technology -- Once upon a time -- Basic education : impediments to overcome -- The distant past and near future -- Solutions advanced -- Women to try harder : "lean in" and similar recommendations -- Mandatory quota laws -- Certificate and pledge programs -- Comply or explain regimes -- Mentoring and sponsorship -- Mandatory disclosure : the U.S. experience -- Proposals for stem education -- The industry's answer : an expanded H-1b visa program -- Solutions that may work -- Leavening stem education -- Paying close attention to the pool problem -- Enlarging the pool : easing off-ramps and enhancing on-ramps -- Measure what you intend to manage and ways to manage it -- Adopt a version of the Rooney rule -- Theoretical feminist views -- Needed fixes?now -- Reform the gaming industry -- Final observations -- Appendix A. Publicly held information technology companies -- Appendix B. Publicly held information technology companies?women senior -- Executives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Management.
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Information technology -- Management. |
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Personnel management.
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Personnel management. |
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Women executives -- Recruiting.
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Women executives -- Recruiting. |
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Women executives. |
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Women -- Employment.
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Women -- Employment. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| ISBN |
9781479875177 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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1479875171 |
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