Reasons women pursue a computer science career: perspectives of women from a mid-sized institution

Authors:
Jennifer Kahle;Gary Schmidt
Affiliations:
Washburn University, Topeka, KS;Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Venue:
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Year:
2004

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Abstract

There is not a substantial number of women in the computer science field. Even though computer science offers a great deal of professional opportunity, statistics show women have not been taking advantage of its many benefits. The purpose of this paper is to determine why women are entering the computer science field and to suggest ways to increase enrollment of female computer science majors in a specific category of learning institution. Questionnaires were given out asking open-ended questions about educational background, interest in the computer science field, and encouragement in pursuing a computer science career. The questionnaires were given out to women whom are in various stages of their computer science career. Responses were quantified into no more than four categories. Inferences were made based upon the information gathered from the responses.