Readings about Women and Minorities
The following information is all dedicated to issues relating to women and minorities in computer science.
History
- From "Engineeresses" to "Girl Engineers" to "Good Engineers": A History of Women's U.S. Engineering Education
- By: Amy Sue Bix. From NWSA Journal 16.1 (2004) 27-49.
Recruitment and Retention
- Recruitment and Retention of Women Graduate Students in Computer Science and Engineering
- Recruitment and Retention of Underrepresented Minority Graduate Students in Computer Science
- Recruiting women and girls into IT
- Attracting Women to the CS Major
- By: Heather K. Tillberg and J. Mcgrath Cohoon. From Frontiers: A Journal on Women Studies 26.1 (2005) 126-140
Gender Issues
- Gender Stereotypes
- Gender Schemas
- "Race, Sex, and Nerds"
- By: Ron Eglash. From Social Text 20.2 (2002) 49-64.
- "This essay examines the figure of the nerd in relation to race and gender identity and explores the ways in which attempts to circumvent its normative gatekeeping function can both succeed and fail."