Gender and Human-Machine Communication: Where Are We?

In this introduction to the fifth volume of journal Human-Machine Communication, we present and discuss five articles focusing on gender human-machine communication. essay, will analyze theme gender, including how notion has historically politically been set up, for what reasons. We start by considering in in-person communication, then progress consider happens when it is mediated most important ICTs that preceded HMC: telephone, mobile phone, computer-mediated communication (CMC). outline historical framework necessary last section which focuses HMC. conclusion, up some final sociological political reflections social meaning these technologies specifically women.