About the Book: Barriers For Women In Computing
The way that computing is presented and taught in schools has a major impact on
girls third level choice and can motivate them to either choose computing or
reject it as a career choice. Girls interest in communication, group work and
social usefulness needs to be stimulated by presenting computing as a
communication too and emphasising its social dimensions, as well as its
technical possibilities, within the educational curriculum. This book aimed to
identify barriers to womens participation and progression in computing and to
highlight positive factors that influence womens career choice and academic
success. It indicates that the problem