• DocumentCode
    1757728
  • Title

    Facing challenges and having fun

  • Author

    Anton, Annie I.

  • Author_Institution
    Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    41334
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    66
  • Abstract
    Reflections on a 15-year career reveal that following your heart and mind will ensure that you´re in the right place with regard to school and career choices. This is one of five articles providing personal perspectives on gender diversity in computing. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/WjRPdyxgl0o is a video interview in which Annie Antón, chair of the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech, discusses the importance of gender diversity in computing with Alfred C. (Alf) Weaver, the director of the University of Virginia´s Applied Research Institute.
  • Keywords
    Computer science education; Engineering profession; Equal opportunities; Gender issues; Professional aspects; Programming profession; Project management; Computers; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Programming profession; Project management; Software; computers and society; computing milieu; diversity in computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2012.427
  • Filename
    6381397