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Unlocking the Clubhouse by Jane Margolis; Allan Fisher
Call Number: QA76.25 .M35 2002
ISBN: 0262133989
Publication Date: 2001
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 a 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.
SDG Topics: Quality Education / Gender Equality / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.

“Now I know what ICT can do for me!” by Clayton, Beekhuyzen, and Nielsen (2012).
This research paper discusses an intervention – Technology Takes You Anywhere – and middleschool girls’ perceptions and attitudes towards ICT careers.
SDG Topics: Quality Education / Gender Equality.
Adya, M. & Kaiser, K. M. (2005).“Early determinants of women in the IT workforce: a model of girls’ career choices”. Information Technology & People, Vol. 18(3), p.230-259
This paper reviews and assimilates literature from education, psychology, sociology, computer science, IT, and business, in a model that identifies factors that can potentially influence a girl’s choice towards or against IT careers. The factors are categorized into social factors (family, peers, and media), structural factors (computer use, teacher/counselor influence, same sex versus coeducational schools), and individual differences. The impact of culture on these various factors is also explored. Findings – The model indicates that parents, particularly fathers, are the key influencers of girls’ choice of IT careers.
SDG Topics: Quality Education / Gender Equality.

Unlocking the Clubhouse by Jane Margolis; Allan Fisher
Call Number: QA76.25 .M35 2002
ISBN: 0262133989
Publication Date: 2001
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 a 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.
SDG Topics: Quality Education / Gender Equality / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.

Unlocking the Clubhouse by Jane Margolis; Allan Fisher
Call Number: QA76.25 .M35 2002
ISBN: 0262133989
Publication Date: 2001
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 a 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.
SDG Topics: Quality Education / Gender Equality / Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.