MiataDrivers - Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing (History of Computing)
Marie Hicks
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Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks epub Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks pdf download Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks pdf file Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks audiobook Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks book review Programmed Inequality: How Britain Marie Hicks summary | #141212 in Books | 2017-01-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.69 x6.00l, | File type: PDF | 352 pages||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating and incredibly timely!|By BB|I'm a computer programmer, so this book was right up my alley. But still, I was surprised how much I learned, not just about computer history. This book shows how sexism hurts economies and entire nations. It's sad how much it resonates with what's going on today. A good read for anyone who is interested in why computing is the way it is|||This is a fascinating account of how the UK civil service gradually but deliberately pushed women out of computing technology jobs over a three-decade period. It's one of the best researched and most compelling examples of the negative impact of gender and cl
In 1944, Britain led the world in electronic computing. By 1974, the British computer industry was all but extinct. What happened in the intervening thirty years holds lessons for all postindustrial superpowers. As Britain struggled to use technology to retain its global power, the nation's inability to manage its technical labor force hobbled its transition into the information age.
In Programmed Inequality, Marie Hicks explores the story of labor fe...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing (History of Computing) | Marie Hicks. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
