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Worth reading
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From: Marion Daly
Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:51 AM
Subject: White paper: Women Who Choose Computer Science
To:
Hi all,
I hope you’re having a great week.
On the heels of releasing our company demographics a few weeks ago, and as part of our commitment to expanding access and inclusion in CS education, we’re excited to announce that our research white paper Women Who Choose Computer Science, published by Google’s K-12 team is now available externally (though won’t be externally advertised until June 19th). It’s a pretty quick read so I thought it important to share with everyone here.
We know that there is a lot of work to do to improve inclusion and access to computer science education, and understanding the areas we can most influence is an important first step.
Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to share with others in your department.
Thanks,
Marion
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Summary of Findings:
The top four influencing factors are:
- Social Encouragement: Positive reinforcement of Computer Science pursuits from family and peers.
- Self Perception: An interest in puzzles and problem solving and a belief that those skills can be translated to a successful career.
- Academic Exposure: The availability of, and opportunity to participate in, structured (e.g., graded studies) and unstructured (e.g., after-school programs) Computer Science
- Career Perception: The familiarity with, and perception of, Computer Science as a career with diverse applications and a broad potential for positive societal impact.