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Technology and Women's Employment, Volume II: Case Studies and Policy Perspectives

National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues, Panel on Technology and Women's Employment (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

456 Seiten

1987
National Academies Press (Verlag)
9780309037273 (ISBN)

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Presents individually authored papers, covering the history, economics, and sociology of women's work and the computer revolution. Topics include the implications for equal employment opportunity in light of different technologies; a case study of the insurance industry and of women in computer-related occupations; and more.

This companion to Volume I presents individually authored papers covering the history, economics, and sociology of women's work and the computer revolution. Topics include the implications for equal employment opportunity in light of new technologies; a case study of the insurance industry and of women in computer-related occupations; a study of temporary, part-time, and at-home employment; and education and retraining opportunities.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
I. Overview
Technology, Women, and Work: Policy Perspectives
II. Case Studies of Women Workers and Information Technology
The Technological Transformation of White-Collar Work: A Case Study of the Insurance Industry
Machines Instead of Clerks: Technology and the Feminization of Bookkeeping, 1910-1950
New Technology and Office Tradition: The Not-So-Changing World of the Secretary
Integrated Circuits/Segregated Labor: Women in Computer-Related Occupations and High-Tech Industries
III. Technology and Trends in Women
Women
Recent Trends in Clerical Employment: The Impact of Technological Change
Restructuring Work: Temporary, Part-Time, and At-Home Employment
IV. Policy Perspectives
Employer Policies to Enhance the Application of Office System Technology to Clerical Work
New Office and Business Technolgies: The Structure of Education and (Re)Training Opportunities
The New Technology and the New Economy: Some Implications for Equal Employment Opportunity
Managing Technological Change: Responses of Government, Employers, and Trade Unions in Western Europe and Canada
Biographical Sketches of Contributors

Panel on Technology and Women's Employment, Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 I. Overview Technology, Women, and Work: Policy Perspectives; 3 II. Case Studies of Women Workers and Information Technology The Technological Transformation of White-Collar Work: A Case Study of the Insurance Industry; 4 Machines Instead of Clerks: Technology and the Feminization of Bookkeeping, 1910-1950; 5 New Technology and Office Tradition: The Not-So-Changing World of the Secretary; 6 Integrated Circuits/Segregated Labor: Women in Computer-Related Occupations and High-Tech Industries; 7 III. Technology and Trends in Women Women; 8 Recent Trends in Clerical Employment: The Impact of Technological Change; 9 Restructuring Work: Temporary, Part-Time, and At-Home Employment; 10 IV. Policy Perspectives Employer Policies to Enhance the Application of Office System Technology to Clerical Work; 11 New Office and Business Technolgies: The Structure of Education and (Re)Training Opportunities; 12 The New Technology and the New Economy: Some Implications for Equal Employment Opportunity; 13 Managing Technological Change: Responses of Government, Employers, and Trade Unions in Western Europe and Canada; 14 Biographical Sketches of Contributors

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1987
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-13	9780309037273 / 9780309037273
Zustand	Neuware