How and where boundaries are drawn between 'the technical'and 'the social'in engineering
identities and practices is a central concern for feminist technology studies, given the strong …

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 …

Which cultural factors offer an explanation for girls' reluctance to choose technological
subjects, such as computing science? This question is explored by critically analysing data …

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 …

Las mujeres son mayoría en todos los niveles de enseñanza; sin embargo, todavía existen
diferencias en la elección de determinadas opciones académicas. En el caso de la …

This article is concerned with gender and technology relations in education. More
specifically, it focuses on assumptions made about girls' and young women's developing …

Der Gegenstand des neuen Fachgebiets wird in der Öffentlichkeit, zum Teil auch in den
technischen Wissenschaften, häufig nur partiell wahrgenommen. Oft wird angenommen, die …

The aim of this paper is to gain insight into the prototypical scientists as they appear in fiction
and non-fiction media consumed by children and teenagers in the Netherlands. A qualitative …

Die Informatik ist eine relativ junge Disziplin, die ab 1968 als Studienfach an deutschen
Universitäten eingerichtet wurde. Definiert wird sie meist als Wissenschaft, Technik und …

The digital industries in the United Kingdom are said to have specific 'image problems'.
Public sector policy-makers and commentators have argued that few women choose to enter …