Girls in Computing: an initial analysis of womens participation in Information Systems courses in the state of Alagoas

  • José Silva UFAL
  • Letícia Oliveira UFAL
  • André Silva UFAL

Abstract


The significant difference between the percentage of men and women in Computer-related courses Is remarkable. In Order to understand the reasons for the low number and high degree of evasion of girls enrolled in this area, studies and projects have been developed, outlining actions to add more women to the field of technology. Thus, this article presents the levels of female participation in the Information Systems courses of the state of Alagoas, considering the number of entrantmen and the enrolled students, which results in very low percentages when compared to the number Of men in this field. From the initial results, intervention initiatives are proposed, aimed at attracting, retaining and increasing the representativeness of the female gender in Computing, discussing the professional and social equity between genders, in addition to delineating the Next steps of this work.

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Published
2019-07-12
SILVA, José; OLIVEIRA, Letícia; SILVA, André. Girls in Computing: an initial analysis of womens participation in Information Systems courses in the state of Alagoas. In: WORKSHOP ON COMPUTING EDUCATION (WEI), 27. , 2019, Belém. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2019 . p. 444-452. ISSN 2595-6175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wei.2019.6649.