Reconfiguring the Firewall

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Reconfiguring the Firewall

Recruiting Women to Information Technology across Cultures and Continents

Gender studies: women and girls Educational strategies and policy: inclusion Personnel and human resources management

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Language: English

Published by: A K Peters/CRC Press

Published on: 19th April 2007

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040158159


Global Challenge of Recruiting Girls and Women into Information Technology

This comprehensive volume addresses the global challenge of recruiting girls and women into majors and careers in information technology. The studies are both illuminating and prescriptive for designing and implementing intervention programs.

Target Audience and Contributions

An essential tool for college faculty and advisors who implement activities and programs designed to promote the success of women in science and engineering, as well as those who fund these programs, academic researchers, K-12 educators, and IT industry professionals committed to a diverse workforce, this collection includes contributions by top researchers and IT professionals, including William Aspray, Bettina Bair, Sarah Berenson, Lenore Blum, Carol J. Burger, Elizabeth G. Creamer, J. McGrath Cohoon, M. Bernardine Dias, Carol Frieze, Orit Hazzan, Ann Howe, Jane Butler Kahle, Sarah Kuhn, Anne Laughlin, Soyoung Lee, Paula G. Leventman, Holly Lord, Miranda Marcus, Cecille Marsh, Peggy S. Meszaros, Joan Michael, Lesley H. Parker, Paula Rayman, Mladen Vouk, Lesley Warner, Laurie Williams, and Judith Wooller.

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