Women have historically been underrepresented in the field of information technology. The literature related to the underrepresentation of women in information technology has focused on developing strategies for attracting more females into the industry. Despite these efforts, the number of women in information technology has been declining. The factors that contribute to the career persistence of women in information technology were investigated. An exploratory multiple case study methodology was used with nine women who have been employed in the information technology field for a minimum of five years. The subjects underwent a series of two interviews that focused on the reasons why they thought they had been able to have sustained careers in information technology. A qualitative analysis of the interviews was conducted to determine the factors that the subjects identified as contributors to their career persistence. The interviews were also analyzed to discover whether women that have had sustained careers in information technology conceptualize their experiences from particular feminist perspectives. The findings provided insights into the following factors that contribute to career persistence among women in information technology. These factors included how a woman 2 transitioned into her first information technology position, personal traits, effective career strategies, and effective coping strategies. While there will be individual differences, each subject presented that a combination of the stated factors directly contributed to her sustained career in information technology. Women in information technology were found to conceptualize their experiences through a variety of feminist perspectives. The existential feminist perspective was used extensively as a rationale for how societal expectations shape peoples view of women in information technology. The Marxist/socialist feminist and radical feminist perspectives were utilized when describing the barriers against women in information technology. The liberal feminist and postmodern feminist perspectives served as a foundation for recommendations to increase the likelihood for women entering and staying in the field of information technology. / Department of Educational Leadership

平萍. / 論文(哲學碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院社會學學部, 1996. / 參考文献 : leaves 137-145. / Ping Ping. / 圓表一覽 / 感謝辭 / 論文 要 / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1-13 / Chapter 1.1 --- 硏究問題 --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- 硏究發現 --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- 改革背景的簡介及對“控制/依賴´ح的合理性証明 --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- 改革背景的簡介 --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- 對“控制/依賴´ح的合理性証明 --- p.5 / Chapter 1.4 --- 對作爲個案的兩家企業的簡介 --- p.6 / Chapter 1.5 --- 硏究方法 --- p.11 / 注釋 --- p.13 / Chapter 第二章 --- 文獻回顧 --- p.14-25 / Chapter 2.1 --- 中國社會主義硏究的新範式：“共產主義新傳統主義´ح --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Walder的“共產主義新傳統主義´ح：一個揭示國家 與/社會關系的槪念、 --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- “生產政治´ح理論：忽略了性別面向 --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Burawoy的“工廠政體´ح：社會主義的工廠政體 --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- “工人的依賴條件´ح：Lee對Burawoy的發展 --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- 性別在生產政治中：出口型企業的硏究 --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3 --- 父權的-社會主義 --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- 從婦女與社會主義革命看父權 --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- 從婦女與工作的角度揭示父權 --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4 --- 改革與市場轉型 --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- 以Nee爲代表的“市場轉型´ح理論 --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- 工人、工廠在改革中的處境的硏究 --- p.23 / Chapter 2.5 --- 小結 --- p.24 / Chapter 2.6 --- 論文內容安排 --- p.24 / 注釋 --- p.25 / Chapter 第三章 --- 經濟改革前的女工與國營企業 --- p.26-51 / Chapter 3.1 --- 企業對女工的控制：政治控制中的邊緣化地位 --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- 女工的就業：由國家以性別搭配的辦法安置進入就業場所 --- p.26 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- 以政治動員和精神獎勵爲特征的控制模式中的性別手段 --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- 女工的依賴：分叉性依賴 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- 女工在經濟上依賴企業 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- 女工在住房上對丈夫的依賴及履行母親義務上對親戚網 絡的依賴 --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- 小結：改革前國營企業與女工控制與依賴的特點 --- p.49 / 注釋 --- p.51 / Chapter 第四章 --- 經濟改革中的女工與國營企業 --- p.52-82 / Chapter 4.1 --- 國家與企業關系的改變：由行政命令轉爲委托-代理關系 --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- 以建立市場機制爲目標的國營企業改革 --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- 國家條例中的“自主´ح與實際操作中的限制 --- p.53 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- 國營企業的兩難：經濟效益與保持社會穩定的政治任務 的矛盾 --- p.57 / Chapter 4.2 --- 改革后企業對女工的控制：經濟控制中的邊緣化地位 --- p.58 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- 企業與工人關系的改變：由終身制變爲勞動合同工 --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- 外部勞動力市場的性別偏好與企業管理的相應策略 --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- 計件制：工資分配向技術工種傾斜 --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- 福利(住房)向男技術骨干傾斜 --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- 管理在日常工作中對女工的控制及女工與管理的亙動 --- p.76 / Chapter 4.3 --- 有差別的女工依賴的類型化 --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4 --- 小結：改革后國營企業與女工控制與依賴的特點 --- p.80 / 注釋 --- p.82 / Chapter 第五章 --- 家庭依賴性 --- p.83-93 / 序言：三種依賴類型的條件與成因 --- p.83 / Chapter 5.1 --- 個人背景：家庭經濟較好 --- p.84 / Chapter 5.2 --- 工作：消極 --- p.85 / Chapter 5.3 --- 家庭：經濟上對丈夫的依賴 --- p.88 / Chapter 5.4 --- 小結 --- p.89 / Chapter 5.5 --- 個案:“我就是要家庭第一´ح --- p.90 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- 工作層面 --- p.90 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- 家庭層面 --- p.92 / 注釋 --- p.93 / Chapter 第六章 --- 企業依賴性 --- p.94-106 / Chapter 6.1 --- 個人背景：家庭經濟一般 --- p.94 / Chapter 6.2 --- 工作方面：對企業勞動投入多 --- p.95 / Chapter 6.3 --- 家庭方面：與丈夫平起平坐 --- p.102 / Chapter 6.4 --- 小結 --- p.103 / Chapter 6.5 --- 個案:“我就咬緊牙關捱過這兩三年´ح --- p.103 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- 工作層面 --- p.104 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- 家庭層面 --- p.106 / Chapter 第七章 --- 市場依賴性 --- p.108-122 / Chapter 7.1 --- 個人背景：素質好，社會關系多 --- p.109 / Chapter 7.2 --- 工作方面:“騎牆式´ح兼職 --- p.109 / Chapter 7.3 --- 家庭方面：與丈夫交流較充分 --- p.114 / Chapter 7.4 --- 小結 --- p.114 / Chapter 7.5 --- 個案:“機會，你不去用它就浪費了 ´ح --- p.115 / Chapter 7.5.1 --- 工作層面 --- p.116 / Chapter 7.5.2 --- 家庭層面 --- p.120 / 注釋 --- p.121 / Chapter 第八章 --- 結論 --- p.123-128 / Chapter 8.1 --- 對研究發現的理論化 --- p.123 / Chapter 8.1.1 --- 本硏究的主要發現 --- p.123 / Chapter 8.1.2 --- 硏究發現對相關理論的回應 --- p.125 / Chapter 8.1.3 --- 對女工與國家的關系的理論化的嘗試 --- p.126 / Chapter 8.2 --- 討論：一個有待繼續的課題 --- p.127 / Chapter 8.3 --- 對本研究方法上的反思 --- p.128 / 附錄一：被訪女工一覽表 --- p.129 / 附錄二：三種工的各方面條件分類表 --- p.131 / 附錄三：精儀1979-1995年職工人數變化情況一覽 --- p.134 / 附錄四：南重1991-1995年一線工人流失統計 --- p.135 / 附錄五： 住房打分標準一覽(精儀廠） --- p.136 / 參考書目 --- p.137-145