Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Language
eng
Format of Original
4 p.
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Source Publication
Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1145/1355238.1355253
Abstract
Information Technology (IT) has experienced a worrisome decline in female participation over two decades, much of which can be attributed to fewer women choosing IT careers. However, women IT professionals also demonstrate mid-career turnover for reasons such as work-life balance, work exhaustion, role ambiguity, role conflict, and growth needs. This study explores alienation among women IT professionals and examines factors that lead to work alienation and abandonment of IT careers. Such alienation appears to be less prevalent in Asian countries where women perceive IT careers to be more conducive to female participation. A comparison among women from American and Asian cultures is proposed.
Recommended Citation
Adya, Monica, "Work Alienation among IT Workers: A Cross-Cultural Gender Comparison" (2008). Management Faculty Research and Publications. 240.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mgmt_fac/240
Comments
Accepted version. Published as part of the conference, Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research, 2008. 66-69. DOI. © 2008 ACM.
This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of ACM for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research, (2008) http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1355238.1355253.