Computers, ethics, & society
A separate reality: science, technology and Masculinity
Gendered by design?
Breaking and entering the male domain. Women in the IT industry
SIGCPR '01 Proceedings of the 2001 ACM SIGCPR conference on Computer personnel research
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Embracing intersectionality in gender and IT career choice research
Proceedings of the 50th annual conference on Computers and People Research
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In this paper I discuss the behaviors and efforts of the male employees of one small software development company, which was born and died during the gold rush mentality that captivated many start-ups during the Dot.Com Bubble. From evidence drawn from interviews, observations, self-reported organizational charts and time diaries, I argue that the organizational culture, created by the original and managerial employees of this company, made it nearly impossible for female employees to be hired. I also claim that once a few female employees were hired, the organizational culture made the work environment so hostile that it drove them to leave and seek alternative employment. I argue these points from both a social constructivist and an individual differences theoretical points of view. The conclusions that I draw from this case study are that the Dot Com Bubble did more to impede women from the IT workforce than to facilitate their entrance.