Analysis of Female Participation in Computing and Information Systems Degree Programs

  • Niellen N. M. de Souza UFRA
  • Ana Carina G. de Lima UFRA
  • Decíola F. de Sousa UFRA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2017.3417

Abstract


Women have been essential in building the history of computing. However, most of the accomplishments were excluded throughout history. Although female participation and enrollment of women in courses related to technology has increased in recent years, when compared, it is observed that the number of females is definitely below the number of male participants in the field. This article aims to open a brief discussion about the participation of women in society and to make a statistical analysis of the number of women who are entering the Computing and Information System degree courses.

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Published
2017-07-02
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DE SOUZA, Niellen N. M.; DE LIMA, Ana Carina G.; DE SOUSA, Decíola F.. Analysis of Female Participation in Computing and Information Systems Degree Programs. In: WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WIT), 11. , 2017, São Paulo. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2017 . p. 1248-1252. ISSN 2763-8626. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2017.3417.