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Exploring the pipeline: towards an understanding of the male dominated computing culture and its influence on women

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin archive
Volume 30 , Issue 2 (June 1998) table of contents

Pages: 64 - 69

Year of Publication: 1998

ISSN:0097-8418

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Christina Bjorkman	Dept of Computer Systems, Uppsala University, P. O Box 325, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden
Ivan Christoff	Dept of Computer Systems, Uppsala University, P. O Box 325, S-751 05 Uppsala, Sweden
Fredrik Palm	Centre for Women's Studies, Uppsala University, S:t Johannesgatan 21, S-753 12 Uppsala, Sweden
Anna Vallin	Centre for Women's Studies, Uppsala University, S:t Johannesgatan 21, S-753 12 Uppsala, Sweden

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ABSTRACT

We present a project aiming at making the computer science program at Uppsala University in Sweden more attractive to women. The main goal of the project is to find explanations for the low number of female students attending the program, and to identify possible solutions to this problem. We focus on the prevailing culture of the program. In the first phase of the project, the program is analyzed from a gender perspective. A study, based on questionnaires and interviews, is carried out. The study will be completed during Spring 1997. The questionnaires have been analyzed and the results from these are presented in this paper.

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