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Missing in Action:
Women's Alternate and Informal Learning
Introduction
The marginal representation of women in both IT jobs and
formal IT training programs has been well documented and has
resulted in initiatives that focus mainly on promoting IT
careers and science and math courses. Missing and not accounted
for are women’s informal and alternate learning pathways where
women acquire IT knowledge and skills. In this case study,
data will be gathered on the learning experiences of women
who have learned IT in different contexts including: clerical
and office administration work, advocacy and activist work
in home and community, the humanities and arts, and community-based
alternate IT training programs. This study will help to
create a more complete picture and thus more effective and
diverse policies and interventions aimed to support women’s
access to IT training and jobs.
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