Gender Inequality in Computer Science Higher Education: A Case Study

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2022

Authors

de Almeida, JESC (Author) Other; Carneiro, MA (Author) Other; Silva, MFL (Author) Other; Baptista, RJV (Author) FLUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

Pages: 23-31

International Conference on Information Technology and Systems, ICITS 2022

9 February 2022 through 11 February 2022

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Authenticus ID: P-00W-B9F

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96293-7_3

Abstract (EN): Following the reduced number of female students at ISTEC Porto computer science and engineering courses, we tried to find out what are the factors that might be causing this fact. This gender inequality was found looking back at the data from the last 15 years, clearly showing the gap between male and female students managing to conclude the degree. To point out the reasons and probable explanation a literature review was made to figure out conceivable paths to change this status quo. The article concludes that gender inequality resides on cultural differences as well as in the lack of information about the real role played by women in technology companies, particularly IT companies. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific