Efforts to Make Computer Science More Inclusive of Women

DuBow, Wendy; Quinn, Beth; Townsend, Gloria Childress; Robinson, R.; Barr, Valerie

doi:10.1145/2998500

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“…Ongoing positive support is important if women are to continue their educational journey in computer science or a related field and has been shown to be an important for students to persist in a computer science pathway (Denner et. al, 2014;Dubow, 2014;Dubow et al, 2016). The importance of encouragement from family and friends was highlighted by the participants in the study and factored into these students successfully completing the course.…”

Section: First Finding: Interest In Computersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The United States is one of several countries currently not generating enough graduates in the field of computer science to meet the demands of the field (Cheryan et al, 2015;Dubow, 2014), and women, who represent half the population, are not being effectively recruited to address the shortage of workers in computer science (Beyer, 2014). Computer scientists design many of the tools today's society demands, and the lack of gender diversity that exists is not just an equity concern, but also impacts innovation as well as workforce development Cheryan et al, 2015;DuBow, Quinn, Townsend, Robinson, & Barr, 2016).…”

Section: Chapter Two: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A sense of belonging can be impacted by the appearance of the classroom environment (DuBow, et al, 2016). Undergraduate women who were shown a classroom with posters of Star…”

Section: Academic Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Encouragement from family, peers, and coworkers has been found to be critical in pursuing a technology degree (Denner et al, 2014;Dubow et. al, 2016;Starobin & Laanan, 2008;Tillberg & Cohoon, 2005).…”

Section: First Finding: Interest In Computersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The participants' interest in taking the course was influenced by the support and encouragement they received from others. Research indicates that encouragement from family, peers, and teachers is an important factor in women deciding to pursue computer science (Denner et al, 2014;Dubow et. al, 2016;Starobin & Laanan, 2008;Tillberg & Cohoon, 2005).…”

Section: Findings and The Multi-threat Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Eliminating gender inequity : why women choose computer science

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This doctoral thesis explores the experiences of six women in an introductory computer science course at a small rural community college. Limited research exists that explores why women choose to enroll in computer science and this study helps to fill this void. This study found that stereotypes associated with computer science still exist. It also revealed that for some women studying computer science, stereotypical perceptions may be changing. Experiences in the classroom showed that women were frustrated being one of just a handful of women in the class and groupwork was problematic. Group dynamics allowed sexism to emerge as an issue; yet, the women were reluctant to identify the behaviors they experienced as sexism. The study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to evaluate stereotype threat, specifically the Multi-Threat Framework was used to categorize the threats that emerged. To my knowledge, this appears to be the first study to use this framework to examine gender inequity in computer science.

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Section: First Finding: Interest In Computersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Chapter Two: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A sense of belonging can be impacted by the appearance of the classroom environment (DuBow, et al, 2016). Undergraduate women who were shown a classroom with posters of Star…”

Section: Academic Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: First Finding: Interest In Computersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Findings and The Multi-threat Frameworkmentioning

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