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TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender and professional ethics in the IT industry
AU - Panteli, Androniki
AU - Stack, Janet
AU - Ramsay, Harvie
PY - 1999/10/11
Y1 - 1999/10/11
N2 - In this paper, we discuss the ethical responsibility of the Information Technology (IT) industry towards its female workforce. Although the growing IT industry experiences skills shortages, there is a declining trend in the representation of women. The paper presents evidence that the IT industry is not gender-neutral and that it does little to promote or retain its female workforce. We urge that professional codes of ethics in IT should be revised to take into account the diverse needs of its staff.
AB - In this paper, we discuss the ethical responsibility of the Information Technology (IT) industry towards its female workforce. Although the growing IT industry experiences skills shortages, there is a declining trend in the representation of women. The paper presents evidence that the IT industry is not gender-neutral and that it does little to promote or retain its female workforce. We urge that professional codes of ethics in IT should be revised to take into account the diverse needs of its staff.
KW - Computing
KW - Gender
KW - Information technology
KW - Professional ethics
U2 - 10.1023/A:1006156102624
DO - 10.1023/A:1006156102624
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0033547144
VL - 22
SP - 51
EP - 61
JO - Journal of Business Ethics
JF - Journal of Business Ethics
SN - 0167-4544
IS - 1
ER -