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Artificial Knowing
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 45.95Artificial Knowing challenges the masculine slant in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) view of the world. Alison Adam admirably fills the large gap in science and technology studies by showing us that gender bias is inscribed in AI-based computer systems. Her treatment of feminist epistemology, focusing on the ideas of the knowing subject, the nature... more...
Gender, Ethics and Information Technology
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 115.00This book brings feminist philosophy, in the shape of feminist ethics, politics and legal theory, to an analysis of computer ethics problems including hacking, privacy, surveillance, cyberstalking and Internet dating. Adam claims that these issues cannot be properly understood unless we see them as problems relating to gender. For the first time, these... more...
Gender And Information Systems
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 199.00The last few decades have shown a remarkable reappraisal of the small business sector. Since the 1970s, the gloomy orthodoxy notwithstanding, a large number of people have set up shop and managed to survive in an increasingly global economy. Their role in the economy has been publicly acknowledged by now, as has been amply demonstrated by the drastic liberalization... more...
Virtual Gender
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 65.95As yet there has been relatively little published on women's activities in relation to new digital technologies. Virtual Gender brings together theoretical perspectives from feminist theory, the sociology of technology and gender studies with well designed empirical studies to throw new light on the impact of ICTs on contemporary social life. A line-up... more...
Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform
R&L Education 2010; US$ 48.99Balancing Change and Tradition in Global Education Reform is an invaluable resource for policymakers, faculty, students, and anyone interested in how decisions made about the education system ultimately affect the quality of education, educational access, and social justice. more...
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