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Putting the gender back in digital housekeeping

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Jennifer A. Rode,

Erika Shehan PooleAuthors Info & Claims

GenderIT '18: Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Gender & IT

Pages 79 - 90

https://doi.org/10.1145/3196839.3196845

Published: 14 May 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Prior work examining technology usage and maintenance practices in homes describes division of labor in terms of technical expertise. In this paper, we offer a counter-narrative to this explanation for engagement with Ubiquitous Computing. Using feminist theory as an analytic lens, we examine how gender identity work is a determining factor of whether and how people engage with digital technologies in their homes. We present a model of gender & technical identity co-construction.

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GenderIT '18: Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Gender & IT

May 2018

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ISBN:9781450353465

DOI:10.1145/3196839

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Heilbronn University
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Volker Wulf
University of Siegen
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Jennifer Rode
University College London
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Anne Weibert
University of Siegen

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