Gendered selves and identities of information technology professionals in global software organizations in India

Authors:
Marisa D'Mello
Affiliations:
Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway
Venue:
Information Technology for Development - Collaboration for knowledge networking in development
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Global software organization (GSOs) are a recent form of work settings where Information Technology (IT) professionals engage in information and communication technology (ICT) mediated software development work for businesses across the globe. Issues of self, identity, and gender are linked to particularities of GSOs as a work setting. Using an interpretative, ethnographic approach, empirical data from a case study in India was analyzed to understand how gender was expressed in GSOs and linked to the concepts of self and identity of IT workers. Data suggests that GSOs are a global work setting where local issues of gender reflect social arrangements in Indian society. These arrangements have implications for GSOs as a work setting, for software development work, as well as for the selves and identities of IT workers.