Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
Anatomy of an Enduring Gender Gap: The Evolution of Women’s Participation in Computer Science
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剖析持久的性别差距：女性参与计算机科学的演变
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2017
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通讯作者：
Hilary B. Zimmerman
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作者：
L. Sax;Kathleen J. Lehman;J. Jacobs;M. Kanny;Gloria Lim;Laura N. Monje;Hilary B. Zimmerman
摘要鉴于人们对计算机领域的兴趣日益增长，以及计算机科学领域长期存在的性别差距，本研究使用了40年来全国范围内对大学生的调查数据：（a）记录本科生中女性和男性主修计算机科学的愿望趋势;（B）探索选择主修计算机科学的女性和男性的特征以及这些人群如何随着时间的推移而演变;以及（c）确定过去40年中在选择计算机科学专业方面存在性别差距的主要决定因素。数据包括1971年至2011年期间参加1，225所授予学士学位的机构的800万名学生，对18，830名计算机科学专业的学生（以及904，307名来自所有其他专业的学生）进行了选择性多变量分析。结果显示，从1971年到2011年，学生对计算机科学的兴趣波动很大，趋势突出显示了20世纪90年代末至2011年之间的显著下滑，以及所有年份中女性的持续，相当大的代表性不足。该研究还表明，虽然对计算机科学性别差距的一些传统解释是正确的，但在追求计算机科学以及为什么一些学生可能对该专业特别感兴趣或劝阻方面发生了明显的变化。
ABSTRACT Given growing interest in computing fields, as well as a longstanding gender gap in computer science, this study used nationwide survey data on college students during 4 decades to: (a) document trends in aspirations to major in computer science among undergraduate women and men; (b) explore the characteristics of women and men who choose to major in computer science and how this population has evolved over time; and (c) identify the key determinants of the gender gap in the selection of computer science majors during the past 4 decades. The data included 8 million students attending 1,225 baccalaureate-granting institutions from 1971 to 2011, with selected-year multivariate analyses of 18,830 computer science majors (and 904,307 students from all other majors). The results revealed heavy fluctuations in students’ interest in computer science from 1971 to 2011, with trends highlighting a significant downturn between the late 1990s and 2011 as well as a persistent, sizeable underrepresentation of women across all years. The study also showed that while some of the traditional explanations for the gender gap in computer science held true, there have been distinctive shifts in who pursues computer science and why some students may be particularly interested in or dissuaded from the major.
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Fredricks, JA;Eccles, JS
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Eccles, JS