Cracking the Digital Ceiling (eBook, ePUB)

Women in Computing Around the World
Redaktion: Frieze, Carol

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Is computing just for men? Are men and women suited to different careers? This collection of global perspectives challenges these commonly held western views, perpetuated as explanations for women's low participation in computing. By providing an insider look at how different cultures worldwide impact the experiences of women in computing, the book introduces readers to theories and evidence that support the need to turn to environmental factors, rather than innate potential, to understand what determines women's participation in this growing field. This wakeup call to examine the obstacles and catalysts within various cultures and environments will help those interested in improving the situation understand where they might look to make changes that could impact women's participation in their classrooms, companies, and administrations. Computer scientists, STEM educators, students of all disciplines, professionals in the tech industry, leaders in gender equity, anthropologists, and policy makers will all benefit from reading this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108750387
• Artikelnr.: 62745855

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Carol Frieze and Jeria L. Quesenberry; Part I. Global
Perspectives: 1. An inegalitarian paradox Tiffany Chow and Maria Charles;
2. Perspectives from the UNESCO Science Report 2015 Toward 2030 Sophia
Huyer; 3. Field studies of women in Europe, North America, Africa and the
Asia-Pacific Eileen M. Trauth; Part II. Regional Perspectives: 4.
Socio-cultural complexities of Latin American and Caribbean women in
computing Palma Buttles and Fred Valdez, Jr; 5. A gender perspective on
computer science education in Israel Orit Hazzan, Efrat Nativ-Ronen and
Tatiana Umansky; 6. Factors influencing women's ability to enter the IT
workforce Sophia Huyer and Nancy J. Hafkin; Part III. Cultural Perspectives
from the United States of America and Europe: 7. Against all odds Monica
Adya; 8. Cultures and context in tech Sally Applin; 9. Perspectives of
women with disabilities in computing Brianna Blaser, Cynthia Bennett,
Richard Ladner, Sheryl Burgstahler and Jennifer Mankoff; 10. An interview
with Dr Sue Black, OBE, computer scientist and computing evangelist Sue
Black; 11. An overview of the Swedish educational system with a focus on
women in computer science Sinna Lindquist and Ingrid Melinder; 12.
Portugal: perspective on women in computing Arminda Guerra Lopes; 13. Women
in computing: the situation in Russia Evgeniy K. Khenner; Part IV. Cultural
Perspectives from Asia-Pacific: 14. More Chinese women needed to hold up
half the computing sky Ming Zhang and Yichun Yin; 15. How the perception of
young Malaysians towards science and mathematics influences their decision
to study computer science Mazliza Othman and Rodziah Latih; 16. Of
pedestals and professions: female software engineers in Tamil cinema
Joyojeet Pal; 17. Women in computing education: a western or a global
problem? Lessons from India Roli Varma; 18. Challenging attitudes and
disrupting stereotypes of gender and computing in Australia Catherine Lang;
Conclusion.