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Der Einfluss von Arbeitsräumen auf Geschlechterasymmetrien im IT-Bereich

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In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir die Wirkung der drei Arbeitsraumfaktoren: „Vereinbarkeit von Arbeit und Leben“, „Organisationsklima“ und „Mentoring“ auf Frauen im IT-Arbeitsumfeld. Wir wollen damit erhellen, inwieweit diese Faktoren zu einer Erklärung für die Asymmetrie der Geschlechter im IT-Bereich beitragen können. Im Unterschied zu einem Großteil der Literatur über Geschlechter und IT, in der Frauen als einheitliche Gruppe mit identischen Bedürfnissen und Problemen behandelt werden, nehmen wir einen alternativen Blickwinkel ein. Wir zeigen, dass es bei Frauen erhebliche Unterschiede darin gibt, auf welche Weise sie durch diese drei Faktoren an ihrem IT-Arbeitsplatz betroffen sind. Wir erörtern diese Unterschiede in den Auswirkungen Organisations-immanenter Faktoren anhand der Analyse von Aufzeichnungen aus Intensiv-Interviews, die in den USA mit 92 — im IT-Bereich erwerbstätigen — Frauen durchgeführt wurden. Die Ergebnisse unterstützen unsere Behauptung, dass diese Faktoren unterschiedliche Auswirkungen auf den Karriereverlauf von Frauen haben. Sie deuten darauf hin, dass ein Bedarf an der Entwicklung einer größeren Vielfalt von Maßnahmen besteht, um den Anteil weiblicher IT-Fachkräfte zu erhöhen. Unsere Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sowohl die Forschung als auch Maßnahmen, die auf eine erhöhte Mitarbeiterbindung von Frauen zielen, flexibel genug sein müssen, um Unterschiede zu berücksichtigen, die bei Frauen und an IT-Arbeitsräumen existieren.

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Trauth, E.M., Quesenberry, J.L., Huang, H. (2010). Der Einfluss von Arbeitsräumen auf Geschlechterasymmetrien im IT-Bereich. In: Ruiz Ben, E. (eds) Internationale Arbeitsräume. Soziologische Studien, vol 36. Centaurus Verlag & Media, Herbolzheim. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-86226-419-3_6

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