Women's Professional Identity Formation in the Free/Open Source Software Community

We examine the formation of women’s professional identity in a particular type of male-dominated domain, the free and open source software development communities, and more broadly in information technology. Through an ethnographic analysis of interviews and online forums discussions, we find that women experience two types of discrepancies or gaps that constitute obstacles in the process of identity formation: an image gap and an identity gap. We show the strategies employed by women as they attempt to bridge these gaps; we also find that some of these strategies, while tackling one gap, may also deepen the other.Gender; Identity Formation; Self-presentation

DS_10.1177_0001839218783174 – Supplemental material for Secure-base Relationships as Drivers of Professional Identity Development in Dual-career Couples

<p>Supplemental material, DS_10.1177_0001839218783174 for Secure-base Relationships as Drivers of Professional Identity Development in Dual-career Couples by Jennifer Louise Petriglieri and Otilia Obodaru in Administrative Science Quarterly</p