Gender and social computing: interactions, differences, and relationships

This book provides an overview of the major questions that researchers and practitioners are addressing, outlining possible future directions for theory development and empirical research on gender and computing"--Provided by publisher

1. Gender and anonymity in virtual teams: an exploratory study / Elizabeth Koh, Na Liu and John Lim. 2. Adopting ICT in the mompreneurs business: a strategy for growth? / Yvonne Costin. 3. Women in IT careers: investigating support for women in the information technology workforce / Elaine K. Yakura, Louise Soe and Ruth Guthrie. 4. An Indo-British comparison / Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee and Haifa Takruri-Rizk. 5. Gender and E-marketing: the role of gender differences in online purchasing behaviors / Erkan Özdemir. 6. Women in information communication technologies / Olca Surgevil and Mustafa F. Özbilgin. 7. The impact of gender in ICT usage, education and career: comparisons between Greece and Germany / Bernhard Ertl, Kathrin Helling and Kathy Kikis-Papadakis. 8. The effect of gender on associations between driving forces to adopt ICT and benefits derived from that adoption in medical practices in Australia / Rob Macgregor, Peter N. Hyland and Charles Harvey. 9. The not so level playing field: disability identity and gender representation in Second Life / Abbe E. Forman, Paul M.A. Baker, Jessica Pater and Kel Smith. 10. Overcoming the segregation/stereotyping dilemma: computer mediated communication for business women and professionals / Natalie Sappleton. 11. Would Elizabeth Cady Stanton blog?: women bloggers, politics, and political participation / Antoinette Pole. 12. Gender differences in social networking presence effects on Web-based impression formation / Leslie Jordan Albert, Timothy R. Hill and Shailaja Venkatsubramanyan. 13. E-dating: the five phases on online dating / Monica T. Whitty. 14. How E-daters behave online: theory and empirical observations / Celia Romm-Livermore. 15. A trination analysis of social exchange relationships in E-dating / Sudhir H. Kale and Mark T. Spence. 16. Online matrimonial sites and the transformation of arranged marriage in India / Nainika Seth and Ravi Patnayakuni