Computer Science: Too Young to Fall into the Gender Gap

Computer Science: Too Young to Fall into the Gender Gap

Despite being a young science, the gender gap is alive and well in computer science. Why are there so few women in the field? What can we do to reverse the trend? The author reviews the stereotypes that pollute the discipline and discusses ways to reverse the trend before it's too late.

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE internet computing 2014-05, Vol.18 (3), p.4-6
1. Verfasser: Kermarrec, Anne-Marie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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computer science
gender gap
women in computing
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Zusammenfassung:Despite being a young science, the gender gap is alive and well in computer science. Why are there so few women in the field? What can we do to reverse the trend? The author reviews the stereotypes that pollute the discipline and discusses ways to reverse the trend before it's too late.
ISSN:1089-7801
1941-0131
DOI:10.1109/MIC.2014.48