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This paper seeks to extend our understanding of the impact of occupational culture on gender relations in selected countries (USA, UK, and The Netherlands). The perspective adopted takes account of the gender dimension of national cultures. The evidence shows that gender segregation and under-representation seem to exist in both feminine and masculine national cultures suggesting that some elements of computing occupational culture transcend national boundaries
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Suriya, M., Panteli, A. (2000). The Globalization Of Gender In IT. In: Balka, E., Smith, R. (eds) Women, Work and Computerization. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 44. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35509-2_6
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