Anderson, Neil, Timms, Carolyn, and Courtney, Lyn (2006) "If you want to advance in the ICT industry, you have to work harder than your male peers." Women in ICT Industry Survey: preliminary findings. In: Proceedings of the 2006 Australian Women in IT Conference. From: AusWIT 2006 10th Australian Women in IT Conference: partICipaTion one year on, 4-5 December 2006, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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Abstract

This paper provides early findings from the ‘Women in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry’ survey, which is the final stage of a large research project into low participation rates of girls in ICT. Preliminary results from 289 women in ICT industries, Australia-wide, suggest that ICT career women are extremely satisfied with their career choice overall. However, further findings, and comparisons with a study conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), suggest that subtle discrimination, a ‘glass ceiling’ effect, in the ICT workplace continues to provide a source of job dissatisfaction for women in this industry.

Item ID:	4337
Item Type:	Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN:	0-85590-823-8
Keywords:	women; information communication technology; ICT; discrimination; glass ceiling
Date Deposited:	24 Nov 2009 00:20
FoR Codes:	13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing @ 100%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939904 Gender Aspects of Education @ 100%
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