Cracking the Digital Ceiling Women in Computing Around the World

A global examination of what influences women's participation in computing and what can be done to fix the gender gap.

About the author

Carol Frieze works on diversity and inclusion in Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science. She focuses on culture and broadening participation in computing. She is co-author of Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University (2015). Frieze is winner of the 2016 AccessComputing Capacity Building Award and the 2017 winner of the Computing Research Association's A. Nico Habermann Award.Jeria L. Quesenberry is an associate teaching professor of information systems at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research interests include cultural influences on IT students and professionals, social inclusion, and broadening participation. She is co-author of Kicking Butt in Computer Science: Women in Computing at Carnegie Mellon University (2015).

Product details

• Assisted by: Jeria L. Quesenberry (Editor), Carol Frieze (Editor), Carol (Carnegie Mellon University Frieze (Editor), Jeria L Quesenberry (Editor), Jeria L. (Carnegie Mellon University Quesenberry (Editor)
• Authors: Carol (Carnegie Mellon University Frieze
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.10.2019
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Guides; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries
• EAN: 9781108497428
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49742-8
• Pages: 356
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, Personnel & human resources management, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Personnel and human resources management, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Inclusive education / mainstreaming