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Can compute, won’t compute: women's participation in the culture of computing
Author(s) -
Wilson Fiona
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00115
Subject(s) - inequality , computer science , psychology , mathematics education , mathematics , mathematical analysis
This paper is designed to enlarge our understanding of how computing is perceived. It uses findings from a quantitative and qualitative study of Computer Science and Psychology students. The paper shows how students believe they have an equal chance in Computing Science and are failing to acknowledge inequality.