Wajcman, Judy

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WAJCMAN, Judy

WAJCMAN, Judy. Australian, b. 1950. Genres: Women's studies and issues. Career: Cambridge University, England, instructor in sociology and women in society, 1975-80, visiting scholar in the department of applied economics, 1988-89; University of Edinburgh, Scotland, lecturer in sociology and work and technology, 1980-83; University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, worked as senior lecturer, became associate professor, 1983-; University of Sydney, lecturer, 1983-85; Industrial Relations Research Unit, University of Warwick, principal research fellow, 1992-94; Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences, Sociology Program, professor of Sociology, 1995-. Publications: (Coauthor) Women in Society: Interdisciplinary Essays, Virago, 1981; Women in Control: Dilemmas of a Workers' Co-operative, 1983; (Editor with Donald Mackenzie) The Social Shaping of Technology, Open University Press, 1985; Feminism Confronts Technology, Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991. Contributor to: Technology and the Labour Process, 1988; Women, Work and Computerization, 1988. Address: Sociology Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.