Title : 
A Path Between: Mentoring the Next Generation of Computing Professionals
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
AT&T Labs., TX, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Attracting students to computing and guiding them on the path from elementary education to a computing career requires the commitment of all computing professionals. This is one of five articles providing industry perspectives on gender diversity in computing.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer science education; gender issues; computing career; computing students; elementary education; gender diversity; industry perspectives; next generation computing professional mentoring; Career development; Computer science education; Engineering profession; Equal opportunities; Gender issues; Professional aspects; Computers; MentorNet; STEM; computer science education; computing milieu; diversity; gender in computing; mentoring;
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MC.2012.396