{"product_id":"ungendering-technology-women-retooling-the-masculine-sphere-paperback","title":"Ungendering Technology: Women Retooling the Masculine Sphere - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarol J. Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers fresh insight into women's mastery of technologies commonly associated with men, with important implications for institutional efforts to identify and support technical proficiency among girls and women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work is structured across five original case studies featuring: breast cancer survivors in Newfoundland who constructed a wooden dragon boat using hand and power tools; Egyptian women who used information and communication technologies for political action during the Revolution of 2011; pioneer female audio engineers in the United States working in live concert and studio venues; U.S. female commercial airline pilots who mastered the complexity of flying large aircraft; and a university-educated woman working in sewer maintenance and repair for the City of Detroit in the 1970s. The case studies capture women's own voices and present a range of historical and geographic locations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major contribution of this volume is the multidisciplinary analytical framework used to explain women's motivation to engage with non-traditional technologies, the role of peer and political support in encouraging persistence, and informal as well as formal knowledge and skill acquisition. Above all, it is a story of women's empowerment - individually and collectively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a unique book suitable for undergraduates and graduates in the fields of Women's and Gender Studies; Science, Technology and Society (STS) Studies; Engineering Education; and Adult Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarol J. Haddad\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita, Eastern Michigan University. She served as a Professor in the School of Technology and Professional Services Management for 22 years, and also as a faculty affiliate in the Women's and Gender Studies Department, which she headed on an interim basis. She has published on gender and voice in the virtual classroom, and has presented conference papers on student learning outcomes in the \u003ci\u003eWomen and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen Technology \u003c\/i\u003ecourses she developed and taught online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Haddad is recognized internationally for her scholarship on the management of technological change, which generated funded research projects culminating in her 2002 book \u003ci\u003eManaging Technological Change: A Strategic Partnership Approach\u003c\/i\u003e (Sage Publications). She was elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi in 2013. Prior to arriving at EMU in 1993, she was a tenured faculty member in labor studies at Michigan State University, and held senior research management positions in the private sector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) in higher and adult continuing education, and an M.S. in labor studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786692296992,"sku":"9780367785703","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58b0c6559bad356cd8576b6bd3f8c8e7.webp?v=1780637853","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ungendering-technology-women-retooling-the-masculine-sphere-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}