This study examines the consequences of computerization for women who do
information work. Syntheses of research findings from both the general social
science literature and the business and management periodical literature are
compared with each other. The two bodies of research results converge with respect
to employment consequences and shifts in work, but differ markedly when it comes
to control of the labor process and training. In contrast to social scientists,
management researchers pay scant attention to differential gender effects of
microcomputer deployment. Similarities and differences between the two research
traditions show that social science and business research, if combined, yield a better
understanding of the changes prompted by new information technology.
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