Digital Girls - Bahia Region: the first bits

  • Juliana Maria Oliveira dos Santos UFBA
  • Ana Carolina Cerqueira Ferreira UFBA
  • Allan Thales Ramos de Oliveira UFBA
  • Débora Abdalla Santos UFBA
  • Ecivaldo de Souza Matos UFBA

Abstract


This paper presents the first steps of the project “Meninas Digitais - Regional Bahia” (Digital Girls - Chapter Bahia). It is presented some developed actions that can be applied by other organizations to further popularization of Computer Science among women. These strategies have regarded activities for men, in order to show that Computer Science must be for all, without gender distinction and without limitations of topics or disciplines.

References

Figueiredo, K. S., Neto, P. C. S., Maciel, C. (2016) "Meninas Digitais Regional Mato Grosso: Práticas Motivacionais no Ensino Médio para a Equidade de Gêneros nas Carreiras e Cursos de Computação e Tecnologias". X Women in Information Technology (WIT), Porto Alegre. In: Anais do XXXVI Congresso da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação. Porto Alegre, SBC. p. 2702-2705.
Published
2017-07-02
DOS SANTOS, Juliana Maria Oliveira; FERREIRA, Ana Carolina Cerqueira; DE OLIVEIRA, Allan Thales Ramos; SANTOS, Débora Abdalla; MATOS, Ecivaldo de Souza. Digital Girls - Bahia Region: the first bits. In: WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WIT), 11. , 2017, São Paulo. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2017 . p. 1253-1256. ISSN 2763-8626. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2017.3418.