• DocumentCode
    252
  • Title

    Broadening participation: The why and the how

  • Author

    Eney, C. ; Lazowska, E. ; Martin, Harold ; Reges, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Mar-13
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    There are many reasons for striving to increase the representation of women in the computing field, but the most compelling one is the enhanced quality of the solutions diverse contributors can achieve. This is one of five articles providing industry perspectives on gender diversity in computing.
  • Keywords
    computer science; gender issues; computing field; gender diversity; industry perspectives; women representation; computer science; computer science education; computing milieu; diversity in computing; education; engineering education;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2013.83
  • Filename
    6489951