Women in Information Technology: A Case Study of Undergraduate Students in a Minority-Serving Institution
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The issue of underrepresentation of women in information technology (IT) is of national interest due to the rapid growth of IT in recent years, the impact of IT on growth and productivity, the shortage of IT workers, and the gender equity in IT. Scholarly research has pointed its finger at bias in early socialization, math anxiety, masculinity of computers, the scarcity of role models, and women’s preference for relational work. A study of students majoring in computer science and computer engineering in aminority-serving university found some additional factors such as tension between demands imposed by IT curricula and students’family and work responsibilities.
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