Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre

Despite various awareness campaigns, women are increasingly under-represented in traditional computer professions, new professions of the Internet and e-business, and education curricula leading to these jobs. The analysis of the worsening women’s situation is highlighted by global changes affecting...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gérard Valenduc
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Association de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication 2019-05-01
Series:Tic & Société
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/939
_version_ 1818322905337954304
author Gérard Valenduc
author_facet Gérard Valenduc
author_sort Gérard Valenduc
collection DOAJ
description Despite various awareness campaigns, women are increasingly under-represented in traditional computer professions, new professions of the Internet and e-business, and education curricula leading to these jobs. The analysis of the worsening women’s situation is highlighted by global changes affecting nowadays ICT professions. Three trends are underlined: the broadening of the skills portfolio, the diversification of career patterns, and the evolution of professional culture. They have differentiated effects on women and men. They modify the entry and exit paths in ICT professions. The conclusion emphasises a life cycle approach, aiming at the improvement of both knowledge about gender in ICT careers and targeted efficiency of job equality policies.
first_indexed 2024-12-13T11:04:13Z
format Article
id doaj.art-58e6b145aece4e87807fbf31a317b7fb
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 1961-9510
language fra
last_indexed 2024-12-13T11:04:13Z
publishDate 2019-05-01
publisher Association de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication
record_format Article
series Tic & Société
spelling doaj.art-58e6b145aece4e87807fbf31a317b7fb2022-12-21T23:49:07ZfraAssociation de Recherche en Technologies de l’Information et de la CommunicationTic & Société1961-95102019-05-015110.4000/ticetsociete.939Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genreGérard ValenducDespite various awareness campaigns, women are increasingly under-represented in traditional computer professions, new professions of the Internet and e-business, and education curricula leading to these jobs. The analysis of the worsening women’s situation is highlighted by global changes affecting nowadays ICT professions. Three trends are underlined: the broadening of the skills portfolio, the diversification of career patterns, and the evolution of professional culture. They have differentiated effects on women and men. They modify the entry and exit paths in ICT professions. The conclusion emphasises a life cycle approach, aiming at the improvement of both knowledge about gender in ICT careers and targeted efficiency of job equality policies.http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/939careersequality policiesgendergender gapICT professions
spellingShingle Gérard Valenduc
Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
Tic & Société
careers
equality policies
gender
gender gap
ICT professions
title Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
title_full Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
title_fullStr Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
title_full_unstemmed Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
title_short Cycles de vie et carrières dans les métiers des TIC : une perspective de genre
title_sort cycles de vie et carrieres dans les metiers des tic une perspective de genre
topic careers
equality policies
gender
gender gap
ICT professions
url http://journals.openedition.org/ticetsociete/939
work_keys_str_mv AT gerardvalenduc cyclesdevieetcarrieresdanslesmetiersdesticuneperspectivedegenre