The future of tech is female : how to achieve gender diversity
Record details
- ISBN: 9781479875177
- ISBN: 1479875171
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 299 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-286) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Adopting a version of the Rooney rule -- Theoretical feminist views -- Needed fixes-now -- Reforming the gaming industry -- Final observations -- Appendix A. Publicly held information technology companies -- Appendix B. Women senior executives in publicly held information technology companies -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. |
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Subject: | Information technology -- Management Personnel management Women executives -- Recruiting Women -- Employment |
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Interurban Library | HD 30.2 B73 2018 (Text) | 26040003371784 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |