As days went, mine was not going so well. I was working my job, as a teacher, and I was not entir... more As days went, mine was not going so well. I was working my job, as a teacher, and I was not entirely there. I was showing a male colleague the ropes, and how to carry out the evening duties of tidying the forever messy classrooms. Nothing had gone wrong that day, no, in theory I should have been fine. It was just that time, and though my male colleague tried to cheer me along, I just wanted to be at home. We chatted about work, I imparted some wisdom. Comes the fateful moment he asks me what is wrong, and I nearly say I am sick, but for some reason I tell him directly, it's my period.
This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT compa... more This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT companies. I explore the complex issue of gender and culture in regards to under representation of women in the ICT industry. I discuss the argument that the ICT industry is meritocratic due to the nature of programming being either 'right or wrong', whether this frees women in the working environment to be 'free from gender'. I argue this is a problematic standpoint through examining the perceptions of gender, and gender performances of the employees, as well as their organisational cultures and how they relate to gender.
As days went, mine was not going so well. I was working my job, as a teacher, and I was not entir... more As days went, mine was not going so well. I was working my job, as a teacher, and I was not entirely there. I was showing a male colleague the ropes, and how to carry out the evening duties of tidying the forever messy classrooms. Nothing had gone wrong that day, no, in theory I should have been fine. It was just that time, and though my male colleague tried to cheer me along, I just wanted to be at home. We chatted about work, I imparted some wisdom. Comes the fateful moment he asks me what is wrong, and I nearly say I am sick, but for some reason I tell him directly, it's my period.
This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT compa... more This dissertation is based on anthropological fieldwork conducted in three London based ICT companies. I explore the complex issue of gender and culture in regards to under representation of women in the ICT industry. I discuss the argument that the ICT industry is meritocratic due to the nature of programming being either 'right or wrong', whether this frees women in the working environment to be 'free from gender'. I argue this is a problematic standpoint through examining the perceptions of gender, and gender performances of the employees, as well as their organisational cultures and how they relate to gender.
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