Publication

2001-12-01 - The MIT Press

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCQA76.25 .M35 2002

Description

"The information technology revolution is transforming almost every aspect of society, but girls and women are largely out of the loop. Although women surf the Web in equal numbers to men and make the majority of online purchases, few are involved in the design and creation of new technology. It is mostly men whose perspectives and priorities inform the development of computing innovations and who reap the lion's share of the financial rewards. As only a small fraction of high school and college computer science students are female, the field is likely to remain a "male clubhouse," absent major changes.". "In Unlocking the Clubhouse, social scientist Jane Margolis and computer scientist and educator Allan Fisher examine the many influences contributing to the gender gap in computing. The book is based on interviews with more than 100 computer science students of both sexes from Carnegie Mellon University, a major center of computer science research, over a period of four years, as well as classroom observations and conversations with hundreds of college and high school faculty."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Maria is a college student majoring in computer science.

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  • Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in ComputingHardcoverThe MIT Press2001-12-01
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