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The Internet of Women : Accelerating Culture Change
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ISBN: 9788793379688
Author/Editor: Nada Anid
Publisher: River Publishers
Year: 2017
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Female scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians worldwide are making historic contributions to their fields. The modern workforce is closer to gender-equal than it has ever been, and many efforts are in place to support further progress. The Internet of Women provides an exciting look at personal narratives and case studies of female leaders and cultural shifts around the globe that illustrate this promising trend. From the United Nations’ emphasis on girls and technology education in the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) to the increased female labor force in Zambia, a policy change that was inspired by the MDGs (UN Millennial Development Goals), The Internet of Women captures stunning examples of progress from around the world and men working hand in hand with women advocating for cultural change. Scholars and practitioners lament the lack of women leading and working in leading organizations in the technology industry. Gender equality and female participation in the tech field is critical to both developing and developed economies; nevertheless, this gap remains a global phenomenon. The lack of female leadership is particularly extreme at the highest echelons of leading technology organizations. Few publicly traded tech companies have female CEOs – in fact, most nations have zero female leadership in the tech industry. This gap does indicate a slow pace of progress for gender equality in tech employment. Women’s pay still lags nearly a decade behind, according to the World Economic Forum, meaning that women’s on average pay today is the equivalent to that of similarly qualified and similarly employed men in 2006. Without significant progress, the current rate of change will not lead to parity for 118 years, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). However there’s significant work being done to shift this tide. Take for instance Michelle Lee, the first female Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), reflects on her childhood Girl Scout badge in sewing and cooking and how that memory inspired to create an IP badge that exposes young women to the process of invention. Social entrepreneur, investor, and Malala Fund co-founder Shiza Shahid shares her efforts beginning from mentoring young women in Pakistan to her current work directing more investment to women innovators around the globe. And Elizabeth Isele, a senior fellow in Social Innovation at Babson College, shares her research on women and ageism saying we need to retire the word retirement. The book is divided into six parts, each with unique areas of focus:* Millennials Leading: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Next Generation of Women in Technology* Men and Women Empowering One Another* Bold Leadership: Women Changing the Culture of Investment and Entrepreneurship* Educating for the 21st Century* Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Generation of Women Forging into Technology Leadership* Emerging Fields of TechnologyThe Internet of Women gathers examples about the increasingly inclusive and progressive gender culture in technology from over 30 countries. Stories range from an entrepreneur in Dubai partnering with private and public sector entities to accelerate blockchain technology to a young British woman moving to Silicon Valley to launch an artificial intelligence platform and incubator. The book is intended for corporations, academic institutions, the private sector, government agencies, gender experts, and the general public, and its key benefit is to let the reader understand a path towards implementing diversity overall globally. It also showcases the strategies, tools, and tactical execution on how create cultural change in all parts of the world.
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Weight | 0.69 kg |
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Year of Publication | 2017 |
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Table of Contents | 1 Bilingual Adults and Children: A Short Introduction 4 Fran?is Grosjean and Krista Byers?Heinlein Introduction 4 General Aspects of Bilingualism 5 Bilingual Children 13 Summary 21 References 21 2 Speech Perception and Comprehension 25 Fran?is Grosjean and Krista Byers?Heinlein Introduction 25 From the Speech Wave to the Mental Representation 26 Processing in Bilingual Adults 29 Processing in Bilingual Children 33 Summary 37 References 37 Part I Speech Processing in Adults 41 3 Speech Perception 43 Mark Antoniou Introduction 43 Perception of Speech Segments by Bilinguals 43 Factors Affecting Bilinguals?Speech Perception 48 Theories of Cross?Language Speech Perception 54 The Role of Suprasegmentals in Speech Perception 58 Future Challenges and Directions 60 Summary 61 References 61 4 Spoken Word Recognition 65 Fran?is Grosjean Introduction 65 How Does Word Recognition Take Place and How Do Bilinguals Fare? 66 Language Proficiency, Use and History 67 Lower Level Information 71 Processing Mechanisms and Strategies 73 The Activation of Candidates 77 Summary 82 References 83 5 Processing at Higher Levels 86 Robert J. Hartsuiker Introduction 86 Auditory Sentence Comprehension: Stages and Principles 86 Syntactic Analysis 90 Processing the Meaning of Words 97 Syntactic Integration and Revision 102 Discussion and Conclusion 103 Summary 104 References 105 6 Processing Bilingual Speech 109 Fran?is Grosjean Introduction 109 Does the Perception of Spoken Code?Switches Take Extra Time? 110 The Recognition of Guest Words 115 The Processing of Interferences 123 Summary 126 References 126 7 Assessing Perception and Comprehension in Bilingual Adults 129 Lu?Feng Shi Introduction 129 Issues in Bilingual Assessment 129 Word Recognition 131 Recognition of Connected Speech 137 Factors That Affect Assessment of Speech Perception in Bilinguals 140 Summary 144 References 145 Part II Speech Processing in Children 151 8 Speech Perception 153 Krista Byers?Heinlein Introduction 153 Simultaneous Bilingual Infants 154 Child L2 Learners 166 Summary 171 References 172 9 Spoken Word Recognition 176 Krista Byers?Heinlein Introduction 176 Finding Words in the Speech Stream 176 Learning New Words 179 Recognizing Familiar Words 184 The Role of Speech Perception in Learning and Recognizing Words 187 Bilingual Children? Vocabulary 190 Summary 194 References 194 10 Processing at Higher Levels 199 Theres Gr?er Introduction 199 Asymmetries Between Comprehension and Production 201 Real?Time Processing 205 Cross?Linguistic Influence 207 Input and Exposure 214 Summary 216 References 217 11 Assessing Perception and Comprehension in Bilingual Children, Without and With Speech and Language Impairment 220 Elizabeth D. Pe? and Lisa M. Bedore Introduction 220 Defining Language Impairment 220 Phonological Perception and Word Learning 221 Challenges in Assessment of Bilingual Children 223 Assessment of Single Word Knowledge 227 Assessment of Semantic Knowledge 233 Implications for Practice 236 Summary 236 References 237 Index 244 |
Author | Nada Anid |
ISBN/ISSN | 9788793379688 |
Binding | Hardback |
Edition | 1 |
Publisher | River Publishers |
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