scholarly journals Gendered Work–life Ideologies among IT Professionals

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Suvi Heikkinen ◽  
Marke Kivijärvi
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Gendered Work

scholarly journals Gendered Work and Barriers in Employment Increase Unjust Work–Life Imbalance for Women: The Need for Structural Responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 290-295
Author(s):  
Monisha Israni ◽  
Vikash Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Employment Increase ◽  
Gendered Work

As COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately and negatively impacted women, structural responses are needed to prevent and address work–life imbalance issues experienced by women every day. Gendered work and barriers in gaining employment have reduced women’s participation in paid work/employment. Most of those who are employed, experience unfair work–life imbalance as they end up working for paid job and as well as in their homes. The consequences of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have further worsened their work–life imbalance. Most of those who have lost paid jobs have been experiencing significant financial and psychological stress and are doing more work than usual in their homes. To address these issues appropriate structural responses are warranted.

scholarly journals Expectation from Technology and Career Satisfaction: A study among IT Professionals in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunjan Tomer ◽  
Sushanta Kumar Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Perceived Fit ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Career Growth

Technology is an integral part of the work life of any information technology (IT) professional. However, the influence of technology on career related outcomes of IT professionals is at best limited. Using the P-E fit perspective, the present study investigated the implications of the perceived fit/ misfit between the expected and the experienced career growth and work-life balance from the technology the IT professionals are working in on their career satisfaction. Based on response surface methodology and polynomial regression analysis of the data collected from 286 IT professionals, the study found that not only the fit, but also the misfit between expected and experienced technology led career growth and work-life balance is important in explaining career satisfaction. Implications of the study for both research and practice were discussed.

scholarly journals From Employable to Fully Operational: The Need for Training of Computer Science Graduates

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Gunhild Marie Lundberg ◽  
Birgit R. Krogstie ◽  
John Krogstie
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Work Life ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Key Steps ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

For graduates in computer science and informatics to get employment as IT professionals, there is a need for their education to provide the competence sought after by employers being aligned with the discipline. To become fully operational in the organization, the candidates typically also need to further develop their competence there, engaging in activities, and becoming familiar with the practices in the company. For a university offering master’s degrees in computer science and informatics, it is important to know the employers’ view of the relevance of the study programs and what is possibly considered to be lacking. Also, it is essential to know whether the missing part needed to become fully operational should be provided by the university. In this paper, we investigate these questions by asking employers of master students in IT. We use the framework of modes of identification by Wenger-Trayner and Wenger-Trayner to find out if the graduates are aligned with the discipline, engaged in activities, and able to imagine their future in an IT-position. A combination of in-depth interviews and a survey is used. Analysis of the findings shows that employers overall find the candidates’ competence from the university to be adequate. We argue that collaboration between university and industry is essential to this success, pointing to a set of key steps in the process from entering a study program to becoming fully operational in work life.

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