Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology, edited by Eileen M. Trauth. 2 vols. Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2006. 1451 pp. $525.00 cloth. ISBN: 1-59140-815-6

摘要

The production of the Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology edited by Eileen Trauth is a timely response to the revolution in information technology in which we are all involved in some way or the other. This two-volume reference work aims at providing an all-encompassing perspective on gender and information technology in all its diversity and the ways in which these two important phenomenon impact upon each other. There are 213 entries and over 4700 references indexed and organized by topic. The United States (146), Europe (42), the United Kingdom (29), and Australia (21) account for the majority of the contributors, while there are some contributors from other countries such as Canada, Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Singapore, China, Malaysia, and India. There is one contribution from a Trinidadian author, Gillian Marcelle, which we were pleased to see, but generally the Economic South, in particular the Caribbean, South and Central America, and other parts of Asia and Africa, are underrepresented. While this may be a reflection of the international digital divide, it is more likely the result of the networks with which the editors were familiar. Hopefully, future such collections would have a more truly global spread.