Hello All, I'm thankful for this thread, as I neglected to let the list know about my dissertation (completed last year) on computerization and labor change in the British government. In it, I look at how the early, feminized labor force of computer operators changed into a largely male-dominated one (from the 1950s to roughly the late sixties). I argue that not only does this process give us insight into the technological problems encountered by the British State, but that it functions as a useful case study on institutional change and gendered labor forces in technology fields--making the story relevant to current concerns. You can download a 4MB PDF of the whole dissertation at: http://duke.edu/~meh20/ (username: dissertation and password: mintech928). There is also a shorter article based on the dissertation linked under the "writing" page. Best, Marie _________________ Marie Hicks, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor and Managing Editor for the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Duke University Durham, NC 27708 meh20@duke.edu www.duke.edu/~meh20