Gender and Science in Developing Areas: Has the Internet Reduced Inequality?
This article examines the impact of the Internet on the research careers of female scientists in three developing areas: Ghana, Kenya, and Kerala, India. Most empirical studies of gender and science focus on the developed world, yet theoretical accounts emphasize more extreme differences in developing areas. Limited evidence from Africa and Asia shows gender inequity is restricted to a few key dimensions, broadly related to differences in human and social capital. Specifically, women are less likely to acquire an advanced degree and more likely to experience educational and organizational "localism." Such localism is related to constraints on physical mobility that are widely expected to diminish with the introduction of the Internet. Copyright (c) 2006 Southwestern Social Science Association.
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2006
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Authors: | Miller, B. Paige ; Sooryamoorthy, R. ; Anderson, Meredith ; Palackal, Antony ; Shrum, Wesley |
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Social Science Quarterly. - Southwestern Social Science Association, ISSN 0038-4941. - Vol. 87.2006, 3, p. 679-689
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