The low and shrinking numbers of women in higher computer science education is a well-
known problem in most Western countries. The dominant Western perception of the …

This paper investigates four different inclusion strategies used to recruit women to computer
science: achieving a critical mass, educational reform, redefining the gendered symbolism of …

Technology and In/equality explores the diverse implications of the new information and
communication technologies through case studies of their applications in three main areas …

There have, by now, been a number of thorough-going critiques of what has variously been
called the 'equality','equity'or 'liberal'approach to understanding 'the woman problem in …

In this article the authors show how the culture and ideas of a small male minority of
students, the computer hackers, come to dominate computer science in the eyes of the …

'Geek culture'evokes a high-tech, andocentric, sub-cultural milieu often associated with
computing. Many consider this culture as central to understanding the dearth of women in …

Women in computer science: no shortage here! Page 1 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
March 2006/Vol. 49, No. 3 111 Women in Computer Science: NO SHORTAGE HERE! The …

Feminists have produced different conceptions of women in science—suppressed,
reformers, or revolutionaries—all of which have proved controversial to many women who …

Using the pipeline metaphor as the conceptual framework, the current paper presents
gender differences in computer science (CS) and computer engineering (CE) students' study …

In this study the authors argue that women situated within a masculine domain like
computing can be seen as taking various positions within that domain rather than a position …