Women and Authority in Business/Technical Communication Scholarship: An Analysis of Writing Features, Methods, and Strategies.

Allen, Jo

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ERIC Number: EJ489232

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Publication Date: 1994

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Women and Authority in Business/Technical Communication Scholarship: An Analysis of Writing Features, Methods, and Strategies.

Allen, Jo

Technical Communication Quarterly, v3 n3 p271-92 Sum 1994

Examines the means by which women convey their authority in scholarly publications. Analyzes a sample of women's scholarship in technical communication journals. Considers whether traditional writing features conflict with traits associated with "women's ways" of knowing. Suggests areas for future research. (HB)

Descriptors: Business Communication, Business English, Females, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Political Issues, Power Structure, Research Needs, Rhetoric, Scholarship, Sex Differences, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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