J 2022

Frustrations Steering Women away from Software Engineering

HAPPE, Lucia and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Frustrations Steering Women away from Software Engineering

Authors

HAPPE, Lucia (703 Slovakia) and Barbora BÜHNOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

IEEE Software, IEEE, 2022, 0740-7459

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10200 1.2 Computer and information sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.300

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/22:00124950

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

UT WoS

000814619100023

Keywords in English

Software engineering; education; diversity; women

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 19/7/2022 23:30, doc. Ing. RNDr. Barbora Bühnová, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Why do women choose particular interests, study programs and careers as alternative to software engineering? What are the triggers and benefits of these alternatives that software engineering is lacking? In this article, we share findings from a questionnaire study of 139 adult women, revealing the frustrations that women feel along their way to software engineering, whether they have stayed in, or have dropped out and are trying to re-establish the connection later. After identifying the frustrations, which all seem to be preventable, this article pinpoints the most promising solutions, such as the interdisciplinary approach to education, which could be of enormous help to girls’ retention in computing education.

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