Women's Attrition from Computing Courses: A Case Study in Paraíba

  • Angelina S. da S. Sales UFPB
  • Luana S. Reis UFPB
  • Mª Dayane F. C. Lima UFPB
  • Danielle R. D. Silva UFPB
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2017.3426

Abstract


Gender inequality in the context of Science and Technology (C & T), in particular in Computing, has become a concern for researchers worldwide. Studies show that even with incentive policies for the insertion of women in computing areas, their participation in courses is still very small. In a case study in the Paraíba, it can be seen that there are only incentive programs for enrollment, and this has not been shown to be sufficient to prevent the circumvention of women in computer courses.

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OLINTO, Gilda. A inclusão das mulheres nas carreiras de ciência e tecnologia no Brasil. Inc. Soc. Brasília, DF. 2011. pp 68-77. Disponível em: [link] Acesso em 20 de março de 2017.
Published
2017-07-02
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SALES, Angelina S. da S.; REIS, Luana S.; LIMA, Mª Dayane F. C.; SILVA, Danielle R. D.. Women's Attrition from Computing Courses: A Case Study in Paraíba. In: WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (WIT), 11. , 2017, São Paulo. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2017 . p. 1167-1170. ISSN 2763-8626. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2017.3426.