Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM
The persistence of the gender gap in computing
Computers & Education
Gender-based differences in attitudes toward computers
Computers & Education
Attracting women to tertiary computing courses
SIGCSE '93 Proceedings of the twenty-fourth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Gender and computing: change over time?
Computers & Education
Women in computing: where are we now?
Communications of the ACM
Human nature and the glass ceiling in industry
Communications of the ACM
IS '95: guidelines for undergraduate IS curriculum
MIS Quarterly - Special issue on IS curricula and pedagogy
Characterizations of computing careers: students and professionals disagree
Computers & Education
Gender and computing: a decade of change?
Computers & Education
Information technology and gender equality: a contradiction in terminis?
Computers & Education
The incredible shrinking pipeline
Communications of the ACM
Personality type, career preference and implications for computer science recruitment and teaching
ACSE '98 Proceedings of the 3rd Australasian conference on Computer science education
A structured review of reasons for the underrepresentation of women in computing
Proceedings of the 2nd Australasian conference on Computer science education
Gender discrimination in the workplace: a literature review
Communications of the ACM
Paradox and Practice: Gender in Computing and Engineering in Eastern Europe
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
SWIM: Scottish Women Returners Study Information Technology Management
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Woman's Career Paths in Artifical Intelligence
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Action Research: Primary Schoolgirls and New Technology
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Gender Bias: The East-West Paradox
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Why Do We Want to See More Woman in Computing?
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Management: Practical Experiences in the UK and Canada
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Does a Masculine Management Style Deter Women Application?
Woman into Computing: Selected Papers 1988-1990
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Windows on the Workplace: The Temporization of Work
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
A Survey of Attitudes to Computing at the University of the Witwatersrand
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Everyday Experts? Professionals' Women Assistants and Information Technology
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Women and the Information Revolution: Washed Ashore by the Third Wave
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Gender and Technology at Work: 15 Years On
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Proceedings of the IFIP TC9/WG9.1 Fifth International Conference on Woman, Work and Computerization: Breaking Old Boundaries - Building New Forms
Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?
Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?
People who make a difference: mentors and role models
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
Is the information systems profession gendered?: characterization of IS professionals and IS careers
SIGMIS CPR '03 Proceedings of the 2003 SIGMIS conference on Computer personnel research: Freedom in Philadelphia--leveraging differences and diversity in the IT workforce
Women in information technology
Strategies for managing IS/IT personnel
ITiCSE '05 Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Proceedings of the third international workshop on Computing education research
Gender stereotypes prevail in ICT: a research review
Proceedings of the special interest group on management information system's 47th annual conference on Computer personnel research
Electronic commerce virtual laboratory
Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Attitudes of sixth form female students toward the IT field
ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society
Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
A study in engaging female students in computer science using role models
Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Changing Attitudes Toward Women IT Managers
International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change
Hi-index | 0.00 |
Career stereotyping and misperceptions about the nature of computing are substantive reasons for the under-representation of women in professional computing careers. In this study, 15 women who have work experience in several aspects of computing were asked about their reasons for entering computing, what they liked about working in computing, and what they disliked. While there are many common threads, there are also individual differences. Common reasons for choosing computing as a career included: exposure to computing in a setting which enabled them to see the versatility of computers; the influence of someone close to them; personal abilities which they perceived to be appropriate for a career in computing; and characteristics of such careers which appealed to them. Generally, women working in the field enjoy the work they are doing. Dislikes arising from their work experiences are more likely to be associated with people and politics than with the work they do --- and they would like to have more female colleagues.