Professional development workshop for female software engineers

ABSTRACT

This article presents a perspective on the professional development of software engineers, with a focus on women in the field. Specifically, a professional development workshop for female software engineers is presented. The article starts by explaining the need for such a workshop. Then, the workshop purpose and objectives, workshop structure, workshop activities and a possible workshop format are presented.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.0 General

Additional Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
      Subjects: Education

General Terms:
Documentation

Keywords:
computer science education, gender, software engineering education