Gender Perspective in Computing

The book 'Gender Perspectives in Computing' is a collection of publications written by a team of experts in gender studies. The aim of the book is to portray the career development of women in IT. This book contains three different sections. The first section gives a vivid picture of the participation and employment of women in IT related occupations in North-American, European and Asia-Pacific regions. The second section describes the impact of globalization in the creation of new jobs in the Indian IT sector and how this opportunities have been captured by women IT graduates and others interested in IT related jobs. The third section maps the overwhelmining growth of publications on the topic 'women in information technology' by applying bibliometric techniques. This book is an eye-openor to the HR managers of the IT industries in the public and private sectors.S. Balakrishnan is currently working as an Assistant Librarian in the University Main Library at Annamalai University and he has specialised in the area of 'Women in Computing'.