Women and Feminism in Technical Communication

Journal of Business and Technical Communication Apr 1999

Women and Feminism in Technical Communication

ISABELLE THOMPSON

Abstract

This qualitative content analysis identifies 40 articles about women and feminism published in five technical communication journals in a period of nine years, beginning with the publication of Mary Lay's award-winning “Interpersonal Conflict in Collaborative Writing” in 1989. Along with numeric trends about the frequency of articles about women and feminism in technical communication journals, this study also identifies major themes, all of which concern inclusion: through eliminating sexist language, providing equal opportunity in the workplace, valuing gender differences, recovering women's historical contributions to technical communication, and critiquing previously uncontested terms and concepts. The study concludes that although research about women and feminism has been accepted as part of the scholarly purview of technical communication, the ways in which this research has influenced workplace or classroom practice are unclear.

Journal: Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published: 1999-04-01
DOI: 10.1177/1050651999013002002
Open Access: Closed
Topics: technical communication gender and writing

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