Conference Session

Computing Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Atalie Garcia; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University; Mark A Weiss, Florida International University; Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Computing, Diversity

-economic backgrounds incomputing fields.Research surrounding women’s engagement in computing has been on the rise in recent years. Itbegan with the realization that computer science is the only STEM field that is experiencing asteady decline of female enrollment since the 1980’s, 37% to 18% [5]. Since this revelation,rigorous research has highlighted the barriers to computing which include environment andclimate, stereotypes, and self-efficacy, to name a few [6-8, 23]. Exploration has also includedinitiatives by various organizations and universities that have proven to be successful atattracting and retaining women in computer science [9-10].Another demographic with paltry representation within the fields of computing garneringattention in the