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The book 'Gender Perspectives in Computing' is a collection of publications written by a team of experts in gender studies. The aim of the book is to portray the career development of women in IT. This book contains three different sections. The first section gives a vivid picture of the participation and employment of women in IT related occupations in North-American, European and Asia-Pacific regions. The second section describes the impact of globalization in the creation of new jobs in the Indian IT sector and how this opportunities have been captured by women IT graduates and others interested in IT related jobs. The third section maps the overwhelmining growth of publications on the topic 'women in information technology' by applying bibliometric techniques. This book is an eye-openor to the HR managers of the IT industries in the public and private sectors. About the Author M. Suriya, Ph.D., is senior professor and head of the Department of Library and Information Science at Annamalai University in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India. She also serves as director of the Univesity's Women's Training Center in Information and Computer Technology. The recipient of numerous awards for her work in library and information science, Dr. Suriya serves on the board of International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists-Canada and as India's ambassador to the Association of Computing Machinery. She is president of the Indian Association of Women in IT and secretary of the Women in Technology Reserch Forum. Dr. Suriya received Anita Borg Social Change Scholarship in Grace Hoppers Conference 2006 (GHC2006) held at San Diego for her excellent ICT based community service from Fran Allen, Ph.D., IBM Fellow & recipient of Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership. S. Balakrishnan is currently working as an Assistant Librarian in the University Main Library at Annamalai University and he has specialised in the area of 'Women in Computing'. Table of Contents Preface Section-I : Gender Issues in Computing: International Perspective Career Development of IT Professionals Gender Issues in the Career Development of the IT Professionals: A Global Perspective Gender and Computing Work: An International Comparative Study Gender Based Digital Divide in the Web Related Occupations in the Universities: A Cross Country Study Participation of Women in the Web Development in the Univesities: A Case Study Women and Computing in Some European Countries The Globalisation of Gender in IT: A Challenge for the 21st Century Section-II : Women in the IT Profession in India-The Millennium Scenario Measuring Gender Equality in the Information Society: A Case Study from India Demand and Increasing Opportunities for Women in Indian IT Sector-A Gender Approach Globalisation and IT Employment Opportunities for Women in Business Process Outsourcing in India Gender Democracy in Digital Economy: An Indian Experience Gender-Based Digital Divide in the IT Sector in India Gender Democracy in Digital Economy: An Indian Experience Gender-Based Differences in Information Technology with Special Reference to the National Informatics Center in India (NIC) Dismantling the Barriers for Women in Computing: An Indian Perspective An Overview of E-Governance in the Educational Sector: A Gender Perspective Section-III : An Evolutionary Perspective of Research on 'Women in Informatics': A Cross-Country Analysis Building A Knowledge Management System (KMS) for the Discipline Gender Studies in Informativs (GSI) Mapping of Gender Studies in Informatics Mapping the Structure of the Discipline 'Women in Informatics' Using Co-Word Analysis Building an Ontology-Based Open Access Digital Archives for ICWES Proceedings (1964-2005) Constrains in Building Domain-Specific Topic Maps for the Discipline Gender Studies in Informatics (GSI) Index