Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia

Ricardo Colomo-Palacios; Nesrine Ben Yahia; Xabier Larrucea

doi:10.1145/3362789.3362796

Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia

Ricardo Colomo-Palacios
, Nesrine Ben Yahia
, Xabier Larrucea

TECNALIA Research & Innovation

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

ICT is pervasively influencing all human activities. At the same time, and for reasons that are still being studied, the engagement of genders with ICT is not uniform. In this context, this paper aims to provide some insights into the experiences and challenges faced in three different countries (Norway, Spain and Tunisia), with regards to computing education. Three computing researchers working in these countries have collected required data from their institutions in a double effort: i) to compare the data from the three countries regarding gender equality and its evolution in two different scenarios: Software Engineering students and ICT faculty, ii) to examine their perceptions and provide some reflections, observations and avenues of research in the three case studies and cultures. Results are compared with recent national and international initiatives to bring justifications and avenues of research in the topic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - TEEM 2019
Subtitle of host publication	7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
Editors	Miguel Angel Conde-Gonzalez, Francisco Jesus Rodriguez-Sedano, Camino Fernandez-Llamas, Francisco Jose Garcia-Penalvo
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	196-200
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450371919
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3362789.3362796
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2019
Event	7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2019 - Leon, Spain Duration: 16 Oct 2019 → 18 Oct 2019

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Leon
Period	16/10/19 → 18/10/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Gender equality
Gender issues in Computer Science
Norway
Spain
Tunisia
Women in ICT

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Colomo-Palacios, R., Ben Yahia, N., & Larrucea, X. (2019). Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia. In M. A. Conde-Gonzalez, F. J. Rodriguez-Sedano, C. Fernandez-Llamas, & F. J. Garcia-Penalvo (Eds.), Proceedings - TEEM 2019: 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (pp. 196-200). (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3362789.3362796

Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo ; Ben Yahia, Nesrine ; Larrucea, Xabier. / Gender diversity among computing students : Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia. Proceedings - TEEM 2019: 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. editor / Miguel Angel Conde-Gonzalez ; Francisco Jesus Rodriguez-Sedano ; Camino Fernandez-Llamas ; Francisco Jose Garcia-Penalvo. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. pp. 196-200 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Colomo-Palacios, R, Ben Yahia, N & Larrucea, X 2019, Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia. in MA Conde-Gonzalez, FJ Rodriguez-Sedano, C Fernandez-Llamas & FJ Garcia-Penalvo (eds), Proceedings - TEEM 2019: 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 196-200, 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, TEEM 2019, Leon, Spain, 16/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3362789.3362796

Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia. / Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Ben Yahia, Nesrine; Larrucea, Xabier.
Proceedings - TEEM 2019: 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. ed. / Miguel Angel Conde-Gonzalez; Francisco Jesus Rodriguez-Sedano; Camino Fernandez-Llamas; Francisco Jose Garcia-Penalvo. Association for Computing Machinery, 2019. p. 196-200 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Colomo-Palacios R, Ben Yahia N, Larrucea X. Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia. In Conde-Gonzalez MA, Rodriguez-Sedano FJ, Fernandez-Llamas C, Garcia-Penalvo FJ, editors, Proceedings - TEEM 2019: 7th International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. Association for Computing Machinery. 2019. p. 196-200. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/3362789.3362796

Gender diversity among computing students: Reflections from Norway, Spain and Tunisia

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