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Recoding Gender by Janet Abbate — WisdomDeck honest review
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Recoding Gender

by Janet Abbate

How programming went from women's work to a male profession in the US and UK, with oral histories. Scholarly and clear.

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  1. Professions are constructed.
  2. Status shifted with pay.
  3. History explains the present.

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