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Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing - A Historical and Social Study (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R1,867
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Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing - A Historical and Social Study (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the...

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing - A Historical and Social Study (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)

William Aspray

Series: History of Computing

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This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to correct the situation, in order to both improve social equity and address the shortage of skilled workers in this area. Topics and features: presents a digest and historical overview of the relevant literature from a range of disciplines, including leading historical and social science sources; discusses the social and political factors that have affected the demographics of the workforce from the end of WWII to the present day; provides historical case studies on organizations that have sought to broaden participation in computing and the STEM disciplines; reviews the different approaches that have been applied to address underrepresentation, at the individual, system-wide, and pathway-focused level; profiles the colleges and universities that have been successful in opening up computer science or engineering to female students; describes the impact of individual change-agents as well as whole organizations.

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Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin: Switzerland
Series: History of Computing
Release date: May 2018
First published: 2016
Authors: William Aspray
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 271
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-79681-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General
Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > General
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LSN: 3-319-79681-X
Barcode: 9783319796819

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