Women in the Information Age
- Women in the Information Age
"Women in the Information Age" (WITIA) is a research project located at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The project is focused on women's involvement in technology and in uncovering reasons behind the lack of women in the field. WITIA is headed by Dr. Jane Fountain. The project was previously located at the Kennedy School of Government, where Dr. Fountain used to teach.
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* [http://www.umass.edu/witia/ Official website]
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