Does Gender Matter? Women Talk about Being Female in College Computing Classes

J. Denner, L. Lyon, L. Werner
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Abstract

A widely held belief among researchers and educators is that gender stereotypes keep women from pursuing IT---that a female identity is inconsistent with a positive computer science identity. As a result, many interventions aim to raise awareness about gender discrimination and bias, and online and school- and community-based groups offer support and mentoring for girls and women. However, not all female students use a gender lens to interpret their experience. In this paper, we use data from 70 women taking an introductory computer science class at either a university or community college to describe the different ways they think about how being female affects their interest or experience in computing classes. We use the findings to explore the conditions under which using a gender lens will undermine or enhance efforts to increase women's participation in computing fields.
性别重要吗?女性在大学计算机课上谈论作为女性
研究人员和教育工作者普遍认为,性别刻板印象阻碍了女性从事IT行业——女性身份与积极的计算机科学身份不一致。因此,许多干预措施旨在提高对性别歧视和偏见的认识,网上、学校和社区团体为女童和妇女提供支持和指导。然而,并非所有女学生都用性别视角来解读她们的经历。在本文中,我们使用了70名在大学或社区学院上计算机科学入门课程的女性的数据,来描述她们认为女性身份如何影响她们对计算机课程的兴趣或体验的不同方式。我们利用这些发现来探索在哪些情况下,使用性别视角会破坏或加强女性在计算机领域参与的努力。
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