Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Pursuit of Computer Science and Related Fields
Gender Differences in Factors Influencing Pursuit of Computer Science and Related Fields
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影响计算机科学及相关领域追求因素的性别差异
DOI：
10.1145/2729094.2742611
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
Marielena Ivory
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作者：
Jennifer Wang;Hai Hong;Jason Ravitz;Marielena Ivory
增加妇女对计算机科学的参与是一个关键的劳动力和公平问题。技术行业致力于扭转妇女在计算机科学以及工程和信息技术“计算”领域的不利趋势。基于以前发表的研究，本文确定了影响年轻女性决定攻读计算机科学相关学位的因素，以及这些因素对年轻男性的影响方式。它是基于对1,739名高中生和应届大学毕业生的调查。结果发现，鼓励和曝光的主要因素影响这一关键的选择，女性，而这些因素的影响是不同的男性。特别是，家庭的影响被认为在鼓励和宣传方面发挥着关键作用，外联工作应侧重于让父母参与的方式。
Increasing women's participation in computer science is a critical workforce and equity concern. The technology industry has committed to reversing negative trends for women in computer science as well as engineering and information technology "computing" fields. Building on previously published research, this paper identifies factors that influence young women's decisions to pursue computer science-related degrees and the ways in which these factors differ for young men. It is based on a survey of 1,739 high school students and recent college graduates. Results identified encouragement and exposure as the leading factors influencing this critical choice for women, while the influence of these factors is different for men. In particular, the influence of family is found to play a critical role in encouragement and exposure, and outreach efforts should focus on ways to engage parents.