Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists?

dc.creator	Spertus, Ellen
dc.date	2004-10-20T20:23:26Z
dc.date	2004-10-20T20:23:26Z
dc.date	1991-08-01
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-09T02:48:05Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-09T02:48:05Z
dc.date.issued	2013-10-09
dc.identifier	AITR-1315
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7040
dc.identifier.uri	http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/1721
dc.description	This report examines why women pursue careers in computer science and related fields far less frequently than men do. In 1990, only 13% of PhDs in computer science went to women, and only 7.8% of computer science professors were female. Causes include the different ways in which boys and girls are raised, the stereotypes of female engineers, subtle biases that females face, problems resulting from working in predominantly male environments, and sexual biases in language. A theme of the report is that women's underrepresentation is not primarily due to direct discrimination but to subconscious behavior that perpetuates the status quo.
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dc.language	en_US
dc.relation	AITR-1315
dc.title	Why are There so Few Female Computer Scientists?

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