Strategic flexibility in a male-dominated occupation: women software engineers in China.
This article builds on a rich literature on the gender gap in software engineering. It further contextualizes the gendering of development work in the Chinese high-tech industry, especially the prevalent overwork norm. The perpetuation of male ascendency is achieved through the gendered hierarchizat...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 330 - 343 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2023
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