Internet Equaliser? Gender Stratification and Normative Circumvention in Science

Antony Palackal, Meredith Anderson, B. Paige Miller and Wesley Shrum
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Antony Palackal: Antony Palackal is at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Sreekariyam P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695 017. E-mail: antonypalackal@yahoo.com.
Meredith Anderson: Meredith Anderson is at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA. E-mail: smee_me@yahoo.com.
B. Paige Miller: B. Paige Miller is at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. E-mail: bmill23@lsu.edu.
Wesley Shrum: Wesley Shrum is at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. E-mail: shrum@lsu.edu.

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2007, vol. 14, issue 2, 231-257

Abstract: Gender and connectivity initiatives intended to promote development assume that the Internet can have a significant impact on the careers and lives of women. It is important to test this assumption, given the prior research that establishes the educational and organisational limitations on women in professional careers, which increase the likelihood of restricted networks. The initial quantitative research available on the impact of the Internet is based on data from 2000. It shows improved access to the Internet for both men and women, but no evidence for Internet effects on productivity or professional networking. This study employs recent qualitative data from scientists in Kerala, which modify these conclusions and provide some grounds for optimism. The domestic context, so important for women in a patrifocal society, has created conditions for change, as the interest in children's education and the presence of home computers has begun a process of ‘circumvention’ of gender roles that demands further study.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/097152150701400202

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