People who make a difference: mentors and role models

Authors:
Gloria Childress Townsend
Affiliations:
DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Venue:
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
Year:
2002

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Abstract

The literature of gender issues in computing steadfastly and uniformly has advocated the use of mentors and role models (M&RM) for recruiting and retaining women in computer science [3, 17, 20.] This paper, therefore, accepts the results of research studies and avoids reiterating details of the projects but offers instead a practical guide for using M&RM to recruit and retain women in computer science. The guide provides pragmatic advice, describing several different facets of the M&RM concept.