The Culture of Women in Tech : An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

Emerald Publishing Limited

The Culture of Women in TechAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman\nAuthor(s): Mariann Hardey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781789734263, 978-1789734263\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a critical analysis of the contemporary and global tech culture and exposes the gender bias of masculine tech ideology and stereotypes.\n\nIs the place of women in tech immovable from masculine leadership practices? And what are the cultural, social, personal and economic consequences of gender as a point of difference in the context of work in the tech sector?\n\nMariann Hardey examines the rise of entrepreneurial work and leadership, the contemporary urban setting of global tech work, and specifically womens place in tech clusters. The book engages with attempts by women to establish and then sustain their professional status and long-term careers, despite predatory social media trolling and inappropriate sexualized behavi.