| Computer Chips and Paper Clips: Technology and Women's Employment, Volume I Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie (Author), Committee on Women's Employment and Rela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309036887 ISBN-13: 9780309036887 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Women In Business - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Business & Economics | Labor |
| Dewey: 331 |
| LCCN: 86018113 |
| Series: Computer Chips and Paper Clips |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.74" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on the historical changes in five areas?the jobs of telephone operators, workers in the printing and publishing industries, information and data processors, retail clerks, and nurses?this volume offers a comprehensive examination of how microelectronics and telecommunications have affected women's work and their working environments and looks ahead to what can be expected for women workers in the next decade. It also offers perspectives on how workers can more easily adapt to the changing workplace and addresses the controversial topic of job insecurity as a result of an influx of advanced electronic systems. |