Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation
Women and Information Technology: Research on Underrepresentation
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Abstract
Computing remains a heavily male-dominated field even after twenty-five years of extensive efforts to promote female participation. The chapters in this book look at reasons for the persistent gender imbalance in computing and explore some strategies intended to reverse the downward trend. The studies included are rigorous social science investigations; they rely on empirical evidence — not rhetoric, hunches, folk wisdom, or off-the-cuff speculation about supposed innate differences between men and women. Taking advantage of the recent surge in research in this area, the book presents the latest findings of both qualitative and quantitative studies. Each section begins with an overview of the literature on current research in the field, followed by individual studies. The first section investigates the relationship between gender and information technology among preteens and adolescents, with each study considering what could lead girls' interest in computing to diverge from boys'; the second section, on higher education, includes a nationwide study of computing programs and a cross-national comparison of computing education; the final section, on pathways into the IT workforce, considers both traditional and nontraditional paths to computing careers.
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Front Matter
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I Diverging Interests
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1
The State of Research on Girls and IT
Lecia J. Barker andWilliam Aspray
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Examining the Gender Gap in IT by Race: Young Adults’ Decisions to Pursue an IT Career
Nicole Zarrett and others
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3
Lost in Translation: Gender and High School Computer Science
Joanna Goode and others
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Recruiting Middle School Girls into IT: Data on Girls’ Perceptions and Experiences from a Mixed-Demographic Group
Lecia J. Barker and others
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A Critical Review of the Research on Women’s Participation in Postsecondary Computing Education
J. McGrath Cohoon andWilliam Aspray
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The State of Research on Girls and IT
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II Postsecondary Education
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A Matter of Degrees: Female Underrepresentation in Computer Science Programs Cross-Nationally
Maria Charles andKaren Bradley
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Just Get Over It or Just Get On with It: Retaining Women in Undergraduate Computing
J. McGrath Cohoon
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The Poverty of the Pipeline Metaphor: The AAAS/CPST Study of Nontraditional Pathways into IT/CS Education and the Workforce
Jolene Kay Jesse
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Gender Differences among Students in Computer Science and Applied Information Technology
Christine Ogan and others
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Confronting the “Socialization” Barrier: Cross-Ethnic Differences in Undergraduate Women’s Preference for IT Education
Roli Varma and others
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Women in Computer Science or Management Information Systems Courses: A Comparative Analysis
Sylvia Beyer andMichelle DeKeuster
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Traversing the Undergraduate Curriculum in Computer Science: Where Do Students Stumble?
Sandra Katz and others
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A Matter of Degrees: Female Underrepresentation in Computer Science Programs Cross-Nationally
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III Pathways into the Workforce
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The Transition of Women from the Academic World to the IT Workplace: A Review of the Relevant Research
Kathryn M. Bartol andWilliam Aspray
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Gender and Professional Commitment among IT Professionals: The Special Case of Female Newcomers to Organizations
Kathryn M. Bartol and others
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Foot in the Door, Mouse in Hand: Low-Income Women, Short-Term Job Training Programs, and IT Careers
Karen Chapple
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The Transition of Women from the Academic World to the IT Workplace: A Review of the Relevant Research
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Conclusion
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End Matter
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