Title :
Interpersonal communication and gender in the ICT profession
Author :
Kirlidog, Melih ; Aykol, Meric ; Gulsecen, Sevinc
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. Dept., Marmara Univ., Istanbul
Abstract :
This article investigates differences in interpersonal communication skills between female and male ICT professionals in Turkey. These skills are particularly important to the ICT profession because of ever-increasing user involvement and because of the increasing sophistication of ICT projects. A notable difference between genders in this area hints at important consequences in software systems development processes where interpersonal communication has a determining effect.
Keywords :
gender issues; human factors; professional aspects; software engineering; ICT professional motivations; ICT-related jobs; gender; interpersonal communication; personality differences; software development; women; Communication system control; Educational programs; Environmental economics; Gender equity; Humans; Psychology; Psychometric testing; Software systems; Software testing; Springs;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2009.931997