Technology and Gender
Watch one of the following videos. (Warning between 57:00 and 59:00, in Code there is disturbing content and language regarding women being harassed.)
Maria Klawe, Increasing Diversity in the STEM workforce
CODA Statistics NCSU College of Engineering
Does it matter that less women than men enter engineering and computer science? Why? How can different objects and professions be gendered masculine or feminine? Can you think of some examples? How is computing gendered? What does the video suggest has worked to keep women away from computing? Have you experienced/seen any of these? Should NCSU do anything to try to increase women’s participation in computer science? Why or why not? What would you suggest NCSU do to increase women’s participation in computer science?