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Re-Examining the Career Anchor Model: An Investigation of Career Values and Motivations among Women in the Information Technology Profession

Re-Examining the Career Anchor Model: An Investigation of Career Values and Motivations among Women in the Information Technology Profession

Jeria L. Quesenberry
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 15
ISBN13: 9781466600201|ISBN10: 1466600209|EISBN13: 9781466600218
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0020-1.ch015
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Quesenberry, Jeria L. "Re-Examining the Career Anchor Model: An Investigation of Career Values and Motivations among Women in the Information Technology Profession." Globalization, Technology Diffusion and Gender Disparity: Social Impacts of ICTs, edited by Rekha Pande and Theo van der Weide, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 169-183. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0020-1.ch015

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Quesenberry, J. L. (2012). Re-Examining the Career Anchor Model: An Investigation of Career Values and Motivations among Women in the Information Technology Profession. In R. Pande & T. van der Weide (Eds.), Globalization, Technology Diffusion and Gender Disparity: Social Impacts of ICTs (pp. 169-183). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0020-1.ch015

Chicago

Quesenberry, Jeria L. "Re-Examining the Career Anchor Model: An Investigation of Career Values and Motivations among Women in the Information Technology Profession." In Globalization, Technology Diffusion and Gender Disparity: Social Impacts of ICTs, edited by Rekha Pande and Theo van der Weide, 169-183. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0020-1.ch015

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Abstract

Despite the shortage of information technology (IT) professionals in the global economy, women are largely underrepresented in the IT workforce. Prior research on gender stratification demonstrates that this underrepresentation is a reflection of organizational and social structures. As a result, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the IT workforce, and in particular, the opportunities and constraints that influence career choice of IT professionals. For these reasons, the purpose of this chapter is to examine the career anchors of women in the American IT workforce. The data for this examination comes from a quantitative survey conducted with 210 women. The findings make a theoretical contribution to the career anchor research of women in the IT workforce.

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