What Computing Brazilian Community is Saying About Gender Gap
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Tamires Siqueira Rocha [1] ; Cleyton Caetano de Souza [1] ; Tamires Siquiera Rocha [1] ; Maria Elaine Silva dos Santos [1]
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[1] Analysis and Systems Development Department, IFPB, Monteiro, Brazil
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- Localización: Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje: IEEE-RITA, ISSN 1932-8540, Vol. 14, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 162-167
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Gender gap is the term used to describe the large difference between the proportion of men and women working in a field. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are traditionally considered “male fields.” However, while in other areas gender gap has been decreasing, in Computing it has become more glaring. In this paper, we presented the results of a study where we asked Brazilians to share their thoughts about gender gap and gender equity in the field. We hold the interviews during, probably, the biggest Computing conference of Brazil, in order to capture diversity. We found that Women and Men share similar thoughts about what causes this phenomenon and why the presence of more Women is important in this field. In addition, we discuss some of the responses, establishing parallels with state of art researches.
