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DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i2
Pages: 94
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DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.v11.i2.20
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INCREASING DIVERSITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: ACKNOWLEDGING, YET MOVING BEYOND, GENDER
Elizabeth A. Larsen
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Margaret L. Stubbs
Chatham College
ABSTRACT
Lack of diversity within the computer science field has, thus far, been examined most fully through the lens of gender. This article is based on a follow-on to Margolis and Fisher's (2002) study and includes interviews with 33 Carnegie Mellon University students from the undergraduate senior class of 2002 in the School of Computer Science. We found evidence of similarities among the perceptions of these women and men on definitions of computer science, explanations for the notoriously low proportion of women in the field, characterizations of a typical computer science student, impressions of recent curricular changes, a sense of the atmosphere/culture in the program, views of the Women@SCS campus organization, and suggestions for attracting and retaining well-rounded students in computer science. We conclude that efforts to increase diversity in the computer science field will benefit from a more broad-based approach that considers, but is not limited to, notions of gender difference.
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