EAN: 9783319796819

HISTORY OF COMPUTING WOMEN AND UNDERREPRESENT...

This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women  African Americans 
American Indians  and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the
underlying causes  as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to correct the
situation  in order to both improve social equity and address the shortage of skilled workers
in this area. Topics and features: presents a digest and historical overview of the relevant
literature from a range of disciplines  including leading historical and social science sources
discusses the social and political factors that have affected the demographics of the workforce
from the end of WWII to the present day  provides historical case studies on organizations that
have sought to broaden participation in computing and the STEM disciplines  reviews the
different approaches that have been applied to address underrepresentation  at the individual 
system-wide  and pathway-focused level  profiles the colleges and universities that have been
successful in opening up computer science or engineering to female students  describes the
impact of individual change-agents as well as whole organizations.

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