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Get Girls into Computing: Free, Evidence-Based Materials from the National Center for Women & Information Technology
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Girls and women are underrepresented in computing education, from secondary schools to post-secondary institutions, and as a result, in the workforce as well. Yet, computing knowledge and skills are expected to make major contributions to innovation for the foreseeable future. Women’s exclusion from the fast-growing and high-paying fields in computing will have negative effects on innovation, America’s global competitiveness, and on our efforts to achieve an equitable society. The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), a coalition of more than 200 organizations, builds capacity for increasing gender diversity in computing. NCWIT conducts and gathers relevant research and translates it into evidence-based practices for recruiting girls into computing and retaining them. This article provides a detailed overview of the many free, easy-to-use publications available online for educators interested in attracting more students to computing.

 

Authors/Contributors:
  • Name: Lecia Barker
  • Bio: Lecia Barker is a Research Associate Professor in the School of Information at the University of Texas-Austin. She is also an NCWIT Senior Research Scientist. In this role, she helps to build and apply a broad and strong knowledge base to NCWIT capacity building and advocacy efforts; ensures NCWIT products are research-based, actionable, and appropriate for their intended audiences; and supports NCWIT members and others in choosing, setting, and realizing their goals for increasing women’s participation.
  • Name: Wendy DuBow
  • Bio: Wendy DuBow has worked on issues of social justice her entire career. At NCWIT, she serves as the evaluator of NCWIT’s many outreach and educational publications. The data she collects helps NCWIT understand how and to what extent its resources work to advance its mission. Wendy has been conducting social science research and evaluation since 2001. Her fields of inquiry have included organizational capacity building, positive youth development, healthy lifestyles, and quality of life. Her research has focused on increasing the inclusivity of marginalized populations in evaluation. In a former life, Wendy managed the Communications and Training units in Information Technology Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Wendy received her M.A. from Mills College and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.