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Technology is everywhere. It touches every industry and nearly every aspect of our lives. It is paving the way to exciting innovations, solving long-standing problems, and helping us as humans learn at a faster rate than ever before. The Tech Industry is booming, generating an ever-increasing amount of jobs within the workforce. The number of women filling these new jobs, however, has remained static – if not declined. As a female student studying Computer Information Systems, this fact has concerned me for some time and propelled me to dig deeper and get to the root of the problem. It has been no secret that there is a lack of gender equality within the technology industry. Silicon Valley – the tech hub of the United States – has time and again been accused of creating an overwhelming sense of “bro culture”. The numbers are staggeringly obvious – women are entering into the industry at a lower rate than men, women are leaving the industry at a higher rate than men, and women are not being advanced within technology-based careers at the same rate as men. My objective with this creative project was to go beyond the numbers and to understand why this gender gap is still prevalent within the industry and, more importantly, what can be done to shrink the gap. As such, I decided to put faces to the numbers by creating a documentary in which I interviewed eight diverse female professionals with varying backgrounds that are in different stages within their careers in the technology industry. I was able to get real and raw opinions, ideas, and advice from these knowledgeable women to construct my responses to these complex issues. This paper has been structured to outline and analyze the ideas and concepts generated from my interviews of these women.
ContributorsFarias, Isabella Maria (Author) / Moser, Kathleen (Thesis director) / Scott, Kimberly (Committee member) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor) / WPC Graduate Programs (Contributor) / School of Accountancy (Contributor) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
Created2019-05
DescriptionProvides initiatives that leverage the inclusion of women of color in computer science education.
ContributorsWomen of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021
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Describes the need to provide initiatives that will increase the inclusion of women of color in computer science education.
ContributorsWomen of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021
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Provides initiatives that leverage the inclusion of Latinas in computer science education.
ContributorsRodriguez, Sarah, Dr. (Author) / Ramirez, Daisy, M.A. (Author) / Lehman, Kate, Dr. (Author) / Sax, Linda J., 1967- (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Investigates the inclusion of minority women in the field of computer science, and how the FUTURE Act is advancing this endeavor.
ContributorsShelton, Christin, Ph.D. (Author) / Thomas, Jakita, 1977- (Author) / Eugene, Wanda, Ph.D. (Author) / Daily, Shani B., Ph.D. (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Provides results of a survey on the attitude of Black and Latinix middle school girls toward scientists its effect on their STEM educational aspirations.
ContributorsNguyen, Ursula (Author) / Riegle-Crumb, Catherine, Ph.D. (Contributor) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Describes the challanges Black women face as they strive to overcome racial obstacles in the field of computer science.
ContributorsThomas, Jakita, 1977- (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Assesses different methodologies for recruiting women of color into science and technology industries.
ContributorsGonzales, Laura (Author) / Robinson, Joy, Ph.D. (Author) / Shivers-McNair, Ann, Ph.D. (Author) / San Diego, Clarissa (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Briefly summarizes racial and gender inequities in calculus classrooms.
ContributorsLeyva, Luis A., Ph.D. (Author) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)
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Women of color briefly describe their productivity levels at work while managing racial basis.
ContributorsWilliams, Joan, 1952- (Author) / Korn, Rachel, 1988- (Contributor) / Mihaylo, Sky (Contributor) / Maas, Rachel (Researcher) (Contributor) / Women of Color in Computing Research Collaborative (Contributor)
Created2021 (year uncertain)