Women computer professionals: progress and resistance
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| Beschreibung: | Teilw. zugl.: Philadelphia, Pa., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Diss. |
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Preface by Jerry A. Jacobs v
Acknowledgments vij
1. Introduction and Overview 1
1.1 Feminization Over Two Decades 3
1.2 Purpose of This Research 7
1.3 Computer Work As One Occupation 9
1.4 Overview of the Book 13
2. Theory and Literature Review 15
2.1 Previous Relevant Studies 16
2.1.1 Non Management Studies 16
2.1.1.1 Gender Inequality in Computer Education 17
2.1.1.2 Gender Inequality in Computer Work 19
2.1.1.3 The Occupational Culture of Computing 24
2.1.2 Management Studies 32
2.1.2.1 Organizational and Occupational Turnover 33
2.1.2.2 Career Goals in Computer Work 36
2.1.2.3 Career Progression in Computer Work 39
2.1.3 Unanswered Questions in the Research to Date 42
2.2 Previous Relevant Theories 44
2.2.1 Theories of Gender Socialization and Human Capital 44
2.2.2 Theories of Social Control 47
2.2.3 Theories of Feminization 48
2.2.3.1 Kanter vs. Blalock 49
2.2.3.2 Ghettoization and Resegregation 51
2.3 A Theory of Controlled Progress 52
2.3.1 Individual vs. Collective Progress 53
2.3.2 Women s Controlled Progress 53
2.3.3 Feminizing vs. Resegregating Occupations 55
2.3.4 Ghettoizing vs. Integrating Occupations 58
3. Mobility and Turnover Within and From Computer Work 63
3.1 The Survey of Natural and Social Scientists and Engineers 64
3.1.1 The Computer Worker Sample 66
3.1.2 Sample Characteristics 69
3.2 Mobility and Tenure in Computer Work 76
3.2.1 The Meaning of Management in Computer Work 77
3.2.2 Mobility Into and Out of Computer Work 79
3.2.3 Mobility Between Computer Specialties 86
3.2.4 Occupational Tenure in Computer Work 91
3.3 Moves into Management Via Non Computer Work 102
3.3.1 Regressions of One on the Other 102
3.3.2 Differences in Mover Destinations 109
3.4 Mobility Support for the Theory of Controlled Progress 111
4. Resegregation and Ghettoization in Computer Work 119
4.1 Resegregation and Ghettoization Reprise 120
4.2 Resegregation Literature Review 122
4.3 Hypotheses and Methods 125
4.3.1 Resegregation Hypotheses 125
4.3.2 Ghettoization Hypotheses 126
4.3.3 Data and Methods 127
4.4 Resegregation Results 128
4.4.1 Earnings Comparisons 128
4.4.2 Exit Rates 130
4.4.3 Exits and Earnings 133
4.4.4 Sex Composition Effects 141
4.5 Ghettoization Results 143
4.5.1 Systems Analysis and Computer Programming 143
4.5.2 Ghettoization by Specialties 144
4.6 Segregation Support for the Theory of Controlled Progress 146
5. Earnings in Computer Work 153
5.1 Earnings Literature Reprise 154
5.2 The Gender Gap During the 1980s 158
5.2.1 Trend and Distribution Hypotheses 158
5.2.2 Trend and Distribution Results 160
5.3 Reasons for the Gender Gap in Computer Earnings 172
5.3.1 Structural Location Hypotheses 173
5.3.2 Data and Methods 173
5.3.3 Salary Regressions 176
5.3.3.1 Tests of Hypotheses 176
5.3.3.2 Findings for the Occupational Culture
of Computing 180
5.3.4 Decomposition and Relative Factor Effects 185
5.4 Mobility Determinants of Earnings 190
5.5 Earnings Support for the Theory of Controlled Progress 193
6. Review and Conclusion 199
6.1 Support for the Theory of Controlled Progress 199
6.2 Contributions to the Literature 206
6.3 Representativeness and Generalizability 208
6.4 Suggested Future Research 211
6.5 The Falloff of Women s Participation in Computer Work 213
Appendix A. Mean Values of Regression Variables 217
Bibliography 225
Index 243
LIST OF TABLES
1 1 Cross National Comparison of Women s Percentages of Graduates
in Mathematics and Computer Science, 1975 1985 1990 6
2 1 Summary of Theoretical Perspectives on Traditionally Male 61
Occupations
3 1 Background and Experience: SSE Computer Workers in 1984 70
3 2 Education: SSE Computer Workers in 1984 72
3 3 Structural Location: SSE Computer Workers in 1984 73
3 4 Exits from and Entrances into Computer Work, by Gender 80
3 5 Exits by Gender from Seven Computer Specialties 84 85
3 6 Mobility Between SSE Computer Specialties: 1984 to 1986 87
3 7 Mobility Between Engineering and Non Engineering Specialties: 90
1984 to 1986
3 8 Women s Mobility Between Engineering and Non Engineering 92
Specialties: 1984 to 1986
3 9 Men s Mobility Between Engineering and Non Engineering 93
Specialties: 1984 to 1986
3 10 Exit Rates of SSE Computer Workers by Gender and Years of 94
Work Experience: 1986 to 1989
3 11 Working Life Life Table of SSE Computer Workers by Gender 96 97
and Years of Work Experience: 1986 to 1989
3 12 Women s Tenure Advantage in Computer Work 99
3 13 Logistic Regressions on Management in 1986 from Computer 104 105
Work in 1982
3 14 Gender Comparison of Factors Affecting SSE Moves from 107
Computer Work in 1982 to Management in 1986
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LIST OF FIGURES
1 1 Women s Percentages in U.S. of Computer/Info Science Bachelors
Degrees and of Computer Workers 4
3 1 Probability of Future Management Move 100
3 2 Probability of Future Career Switch 101
5 1 1982 Salary Gap by Salary Percentiles 170
6 1 Path Diagram of Engineering s Effect on Salary Increases and 204
Moves to Management
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