Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology

rninformatics, DNP, RN · Sep 30, 2004

Call for Short Articles for

Editor: Eileen M. Trauth, Ph.D.

School of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State

University

As information technology (IT) has spread throughout all aspects of

personal and work life, so too, has grown an interest in understanding

more about those who use and develop IT, as well as those who are

affected by it. This, in turn, has lead to an increasing interest in the

demographics of IT developers and consumers. One demographic category of

considerable research interest is gender. Consequently, a diffuse body

of research related to the role of gender in human interactions with

information technology has emerged in recent years. This body of

research spans a number of disciplines including information science,

information systems, computer science, education, women's studies,

gender studies, labor studies, human resource management, and technology

and society. The purpose of this research is to inform teachers,

parents, educators, managers, policy makers and other researchers about

such issues as the differences between women's and men's use of

information technology and the under representation of women as IT

professionals.

In an effort to bring together this diffuse body of research so that it

can better inform subsequent research and practice, an Encyclopedia of

Gender and Information Technology is being produced. The objective is to

develop an international compilation of research about the role of

gender in human interaction with IT and the IT profession. It will be

most helpful as it provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of

the most important issues, concepts, trends and research devoted to the

topic of gender and IT. This important new publication will be

distributed worldwide among academic and professional institutions and

will be instrumental in providing researchers, scholars, students and

professionals access to the latest knowledge related to research on

women and men with respect to information technology. Contributions to

this important publication will be made by scholars throughout the world

with notable research portfolios and expertise.

Coverage: The Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology will

provide an international compilation of research on the topic of gender

and information technology from a broad range of perspectives.

Contributions by leading experts as well as emerging investigators are

welcome. This volume will feature short articles (3,000-3,500 words)

that provide an overview of research being carried out around the world

related to gender and IT. Chapter submissions will be peer reviewed. We

welcome both empirical and conceptual chapters.

Invited Submissions: Individuals interested in submitting short articles

(3,000-3,500 words) on a topic related to gender and information

technology should submit an email proposal to

[email protected] by October 15, 2004. Upon acceptance of

your proposal, you will have two months to prepare your article and 7-10

related terms and their appropriate definitions. Guidelines for

preparing your short piece and terms and definitions as well as a sample

article and terms and definitions can be found on the main menu of this

project at

http://genderitencyclopedia.ist.psu.edu.=20

Please forward your email proposal including your name, affiliation and

a short description of your topic to Eileen Trauth, editor, at

[email protected] no later than October 15, 2004. Upon

notification of the acceptance of your proposal you will be asked to

write a 3000-3500 word article in two months. This book is scheduled for

publishing by Information Science Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group

Inc.) in 2006.