Designing gender-neutral software engineering program. stereotypes, social pressure, and current attitudes based on recent studies

Kovaleva, Yekaterina; Happonen, Ari; Kindsiko, Eneli

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“…In other words, societies are undergoing digitalization with cross-industry collaboration [4] and are moving to new types of technologyassisted and automated jobs [5] that require knowledge competencies rather than typically male-related characteristics, such as physical strength. However, the gender gap persists in many areas that should be genderneutral [6]. For example, fields such as computer science (CS), physics, and mechanical engineering remain maledominated despite there being no reason for this [7], [8]; in fact, during the development of the first computers and programming languages, women were active, equal participants [9].…”

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“…For example, studies have shown that companies with more women exhibit better innovative performance [14]. Furthermore, a good gender balance in the SE industry may lead to better software product quality because diverse teams have a better understanding of different users' needs and high innovational potential [6], [12], [14], [15]. However, although research has been conducted on how to transform specific courses, programs, and/or intensive software engineering (SE) educative events to improve gender balance, this topic requires further, deeper research.…”

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State-of-the-Art Review on Current Approaches to Female Inclusiveness in Software Engineering and Computer Science in Higher Education

Kovaleva,

Kasurinen,

Kindsiko

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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Software engineering (SE) and computer science (CS) programs in universities worldwide are marked by a gender gap, which subsequently translates into a gender gap at the industry level. However, there are positive activities that can help attract more women to these male-dominant professions. This study maps the literature related to the achievement of gender balance in SE and CS university-level education and identifies future research directions. More specifically, this article reports on a systematic mapping study of female-inclusive SE and CS tertiary education programs. The authors collected 882 publications between 2015 and 2022 from five databases (ACM, IEEE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct), selecting 143 peer-reviewed papers for further analysis. The results showed that the main academic contributors were researchers from the USA. The majority of the publications contained observations and explanations regarding the gender gap in computing education. However, an important part of the literature considered proposals and practical activities for achieving gender balance in SE and CS programs. Finally, the authors classified the literature related to female-inclusive SE and CS tertiary education programs, identified the main research focuses and regional distribution, and considered ideas for future research.

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State-of-the-Art Review on Current Approaches to Female Inclusiveness in Software Engineering and Computer Science in Higher Education

Kovaleva,

Kasurinen,

Kindsiko

et al. 2024

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“…Overall, transparent mechanisms for admission and future promotion of students should partially solve the problem of discrimination (not only gender but also other types). Also, designing and operating intensive educative events [130][131] and study programs in gender neutral way will definitely help too [132]. Additionally, students' achievements and educational advancement tend to depend on the observed performance indicators, with properly organized, can reduce discrimination opportunities.…”

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2023

IJCSES

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Background and context: Even when the modern world is transitioning quickly into the digital age, the gender gap continues to be more acute. Social scientists note the low number of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) as a scientific, creative, economic, and innovative potential loss. The importance of women's participation in technical sciences and technical production is also recognized as a factor for stable social development. Objective and method: A scoping review has been conducted to study females' reasonings and society-based explanations for females to choose STEM studies at the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) level. The goal is to understand the reasons for the low number of females in STEM careers related to education in STEM and to reveal the underlying phenomenon. Results: The gender attitudes and stereotypes inherent in boy and girl children's spare time and school life narrow the children's possibilities from what specific education and career direction they can choose. But only a few genetics and physical differences could postulate and explain this status quo. Humans have formed a particular social framework; in the process, we have socialized childhood and education. When choosing a future specialization, the society in which the child grew up, the family that brought him up, and what traditions they invested in are much more important than his gender. Implications: Based on our results, we summarise the scattered knowledge base and utilize the analyzed summary for recommendations to further the development of HEI programs to make them more fitting for both genders and help reduce the gender gap. The universities should cover the achievements of females, more often in their media channels, related to the previously mentioned interest in STEM, based on the presence of a role model. When choosing a university, girls can see a real example and be inspired to study STEM majors.

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Advancements in Industry 4.0 Asset Management: Interoperability and Cyber Security Challenges and Opportunities

Usmani,

Happonen,

Watada

2023

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Designing gender-neutral software engineering program. stereotypes, social pressure, and current attitudes based on recent studies

Cited by 7 publications

References 61 publications

State-of-the-Art Review on Current Approaches to Female Inclusiveness in Software Engineering and Computer Science in Higher Education

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