The trouble with ‘women in computing’: a critical examination of the deployment of research on the gender gap in computer science

Vitores, Anna; Juárez, Adriana Gil

doi:10.1080/09589236.2015.1087309

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“…This not only concerns 'its emphasis on a neatly linear progression through a fixed set of benchmarks', but also that 'it diminishes variation in the motivation for pursuing STEM courses and the range of experiences they may offer' (Cannady, Greenwald, & Harris, 2014, p. 448). The metaphor homogenises people and stages (Vitores & Gil-Juárez, 2016), and fails to capture the particular cultural and contextual elements of study experiences of students from underrepresented groups (Espinosa, 2011;Mendick, Berge, & Danielsson, 2017;Ong, 2005). Furthermore, the inclination to homogenise leads to an insufficient awareness of the point that both the identity variables and what counts as STEM can be constructed in various ways when analysing quantitative data (Metcalf, 2014).…”

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In and out of the STEM pipeline – a longitudinal study of a misleading metaphor

Lykkegaard

Ulriksen

2019

International Journal of Science Education

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In and out of the STEM pipeline – a longitudinal study of a misleading metaphor

Lykkegaard

Ulriksen

2019

International Journal of Science Education

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“…Great lengths have been taken by society and families to attract and encourage young high school scholars of all genders to enter professional careers due to increased status for the family [5,33]. The careers include doctors, accountants and lawyers.…”

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The Influence of Culture on Women’s IT Career Choices

Calitz

Cullen

Fani

2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Skilled Information Technology (IT) professionals are essential to support businesses and the economy. Businesses increasingly require more qualified IT professionals, be they male or female. In South Africa, the number of women professionals participating in the IT industry is less than 20%. A number of factors influence women's IT career choices, such as previous programming exposure, parents, teachers and role models. Research suggests that there are gender differences in preferences and beliefs that may affect career choices, including cultural influences. The role of culture in women's IT career decisions has not been extensively explored in South Africa. The aim of this exploratory study was to determine if the factor, Culture influences women's IT career choices in South Africa. An on-line survey was conducted amongst women IT professionals in South Africa to determine the factors that influenced their IT career choices. The data from the survey were analysed using Exploratory Factor Analysis. The results, specifically relating to the factor Culture, are reported in this paper. The findings indicate that the factor Culture plays an important role when women make IT career choices as well as when females decide to remain in an IT career. The study found that culture does play a significant role in IT career decisions for different ethnic groups in South Africa. The findings suggest that efforts must be made to educate young women in computational thinking and expose them to the many career opportunities available for women in the IT industry.

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“…Further, different research studies have displayed the unbalanced participation between male and female students in CS degrees [1,15,31]. Nowadays, there is an increased research interest in exploring why girls or women do not enter CS education and why they do not advance or remain in the field [57]. Researchers also explore the view of female and male students regarding computer culture [54].…”

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Towards the Use of Social Computing for Social Inclusion: An Overview of the Literature

Constantinou

Kosmas

Parmaxi

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Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Design, Development and Technological Innovation

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Social computing constitutes a new computing paradigm in an interdisciplinary research community which will strongly influence informatics systems and applications in the years to come. Indeed, from a social perspective, considerable interest in examining the influences of Social Computing (SC) for Social Inclusion (SI) arises from researchers and designers. This paper addresses the existing literature on the use of SC for SI. Previous studies have been reviewed to report affordances of SC design in five different areas: (a) for the elderly, (b) for people with disabilities, (c) for gender studies, (d) for societal change, and (e) for the preservation of cultural heritage. Results from the literature overview provide some examples of applications of new technologies that were designed to reduce social exclusion. Our review further shows that the use of different tools used by different groups of people has a positive impact for those people who are either socially included or excluded from their use. However, further research is needed in these five directions, which are analysed in this document and direct research into the gaps identified.

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The trouble with ‘women in computing’: a critical examination of the deployment of research on the gender gap in computer science

Cited by 99 publications

References 72 publications

In and out of the STEM pipeline – a longitudinal study of a misleading metaphor

In and out of the STEM pipeline – a longitudinal study of a misleading metaphor

The Influence of Culture on Women’s IT Career Choices

Towards the Use of Social Computing for Social Inclusion: An Overview of the Literature

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