Group Seeks to Make a Difference for Women in Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Mary Lou Santovec
Keyword(s):  
Women In Technology

A Thematic Analysis of Leadership Qualities of Women Leaders in Technology

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Laurie O. Campbell ◽  
Joshua H. Truitt ◽  
Christine P. Herlihy ◽  
Jarrad D. Plante
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Technology Leadership ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
Awareness Programs

There is known gender disparity and inequity of women leaders in technology and STEM fields. A rapid gender decline in these burgeoning fields has sparked a national renewed interest in purposefully attracting and mentoring more women to roles in technology leadership. The gender disparity is not only in attracting young women to consider a technology or STEM career but it is in women staying engaged once they choose a career in these areas. Efforts have been made to improve the sustainability of women in technology leadership roles. Books, articles, and manuscripts have been written, formal and informal meetings and corporate awareness programs have been conducted and mentorship programs abound to attract girls to consider technology as a career choice. Further, identifying women role models has been a strategy employed to promote gender awareness. Within the chapter, the qualitative content analysis study investigates four women roles models and identifies leadership characteristics of these known women leaders in technology. It answers the following questions: What are the leadership characteristics of known women role models in technology? What do these leaders value? How do their differences impact their leadership in the field? Finally, what have they identified as propelling them towards innovation and discovery?

Interventions and Solutions in Gender and IT

2011 ◽  
pp. 1991-1998
Author(s):  
Amy B. Woszczynski ◽  
Janette Moody
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Women In It ◽  
It Workforce ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
The Many ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Professional Fields ◽  
It Workplace ◽  
Gender And It

The role of women in technology-related fields began with promising contributions from pioneers like Grace Hopper. In recent years, women have moved away from information technology (IT) fields, and the number of women selecting IT majors in universities continues to decline. Likewise, the number of women employed in the IT workforce remains low and declining. Researchers have recognized the problem and have investigated the many reasons for low participation of women in IT-related fields. Researchers have proposed various interventions to fill the pipeline and retain women in computing. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the current state of women in IT. We focus on girls and women at various life stages, from early education to the IT workplace. We also provide a discussion of the various methods and appropriate interventions that may be employed to encourage women to become empowered users of technology worldwide. We use a broad definition of IT, which includes computer science (CS), computer engineering, information systems (IS), information technology (IT), and related professional fields. By examining research from multiple technologyrelated fields, we gain a clearer picture of the many ways that women may participate in IT. Recent research on gender and IT has used an interdisciplinary approach, which has greatly expanded our potential for understanding why women decide not to pursue IT-related fields and how to implement appropriate interventions. Researchers from topics as diverse as IS, psychology, social sciences, education, and feminism, have taken a distinctive approach to understanding why women are not better represented in the IT workplace. We believe this broad, interdisciplinary approach has great potential to understand motivations for women pursuing IT-related careers. As Trauth & Niederman (2006, p. 8) said, “…the IT profession is challenged with meeting the demand to enlarge the IT workforce by recruiting and retaining personnel from historically underrepresented groups.” This chapter looks at women in IT, shedding light on one historically underrepresented group.

Barriers Facing African American Women in Technology

2011 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Jianxia Du
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Technology Education ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
American Women ◽  
Access To Technology ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society

In technology education, African American women are normally in the minority. Contributing factors include the continuation of discrimination based on race and/or gender in American society, together with African American women’s own self-perception, which is itself influenced by their history of discrimination. These factors in turn affect their access to technology and technology education.

Women in technology

1981 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 131-131
Author(s):  
Ailsa Swarbrick
Keyword(s):  
Women In Technology

scholarly journals Assessment of Constraints to Participation of Rural Women in Technology Dissemination of Women in Agriculture Program in Imo State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
M. N. Okeke ◽  
E. N. Mbah ◽  
I. I. Nwoye
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
Technology Dissemination ◽  
Adequate Provision ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Women In Agriculture

The survey was conducted to identify constraints to participation of rural women in technology dissemination of Women in Agriculture Program (WIA) in Imo State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 60 respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage and mean score. Results showed that 33.0% of the respondents were aged between 41 and 50 years, majority (75.0%) were married, 88.0% had formal education and 55.3% engaged in farming and trading, while 56.6% had a household size of 6-10 persons. The respondents participated in the activities like processing and utilization of food crops (16.7%), harvesting and storage of food crops (16.7%), dry season vegetable production (13.3%), processing and utilization of livestock products (10.0%), processing and utilization of soya bean into soya milk and soya meal (6.7%). The study recommended that rural women should be encouraged to join co-operative societies in order to pull their resources together. It also highlighted the need for promotion of rural women’s activities through adequate provision of credit facilities by government at all levels for optimum productivity.

Women in Technology: A Program to Increase Career Awareness

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Tarmy Rudnick ◽  
Ellen J. Wallach
Keyword(s):  
Career Awareness ◽  
Women In Technology

Cultural and Social Context

2018 ◽  
pp. 130-175
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
It Education

Chapter 5 examines the cultural and social contexts identified in past models and how they are incorporated into the new. These contexts and their influencing factors feature strongly in the literature on women in technology and are often blamed for deterring women from choosing IT education or careers. However, it is concluded that in freer societies, their influence is much less than often claimed, and ameliorating interventions are correspondingly ineffective.

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