| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 279 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Introduction -- Sizing up the information technology firewall / Carol J. Burger, Elizabeth G. Creamer, and Peggy S. Meszaros -- 1. Predicting women's interest and choice of a career in information technology : a statistical model / Elizabeth G. Creamer, Soyoung Lee, and Peggy S. Meszaros -- pt. 2. The secondary school level -- Revisiting culture, time, and information processing factors in connecting to girls' interest and choice of an information technology career at the secondary level / Peggy S. Meszaros and Jane Butler Kahle -- 2. Changing the high school culture to promote interest in information technology careers among high-achieving girls / Ann Howe, Sarah Berenson, and Mladen Vouk -- 3. Examining time as a factor in young women's information technology career decisions / Sarah Berenson, Laurie Williams, Joan Michael, and Mladen Vouk -- 4. Information processing and information technology career interest and choice among high school students / Peggy S. Meszaros, Soyoung Lee and Anne Laughlin |
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pt. 3. The post-secondary level -- Considering individual, social, and cultural factors in the construction of women's interest and persistence in information technology at the post-secondary level / Elizabeth G. Creamer and Lesley H. Parker -- 5. A cultural perspective on gender diversity in computing / Lenore Blum, Carol Frieze, Orit Hazzan, and M. Bernardine Dias -- 6. Sociopolitical factors and female students' choice of information technology careers : a South African perspective / Cecille Marsh -- 7. Women's entry to graduate study in computer science and computer engineering in the United States / J. McGrath Cohoon and Holly Lord -- 8. Women's interest in information technology : the fun factor / Bettina Bair and Miranda Marcus -- pt. 4. Information technology careers -- Women and information technology careers / Carol J. Burger and William Aspray -- 9. Women on the edge of change : employees in United States information technology companies / Sarah Kuhn and Paula Rayman -- 10. Multiple pathways toward gender equity in the United States information technology workforce / Paula G. Leventman -- 11. Barriers to women in science : a cautionary tale for the information technology community / Lesley Warner and Judith Wooller |
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pt. 5. Conclusion -- Refocusing our lens to reconfigure the firewall / Peggy S. Meszaros, Elizabeth G. Creamer, Carol J. Burger, and Anne Laughlin -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Contributors -- Index |
| Summary |
"This comprehensive volume addresses the global challenge of recruiting girls and women into majors and careers in information technology. The studies are both illuminating and prescriptive for designing and implementing intervention programs. This book is an essential tool for: college faculty and advisors who implement activities and programs designed to promote the success of women in science and engineering, as well as those who fund these programs; academic researchers; K-12 educators; and IT industry professionals committed to a diverse workforce."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Computers and women.
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Women in computer science.
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Women computer industry employees -- Recruiting
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Information technology -- Study and teaching -- United States
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COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy.
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COMPUTERS -- Computer Science.
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COMPUTERS -- Data Processing.
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COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General.
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COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
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COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory.
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COMPUTERS -- Reference.
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Computers and women
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Information technology -- Study and teaching
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Women in computer science
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Burger, Carol J.
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Creamer, Elizabeth G.
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Meszaros, Peggy S. (Peggy Sisk), 1938-
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| ISBN |
9781439864999 |
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1439864993 |
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