Unlocking the Clubhouse
Subtitle: Women in Computing
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: December 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780262133982
Subjects: General Theory of Computing; Women's studies; Computer Science (General); Employment Of Women; Social Science; Sociology; Gender Studies; Social Aspects - General; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Gender Studies; Labor; Computer Science; Vocational guidance; Women in computer science
First sentence: Maria is a college student majoring in computer science.
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.