Abstract :
The motivations of IT professionals who spend time trying to improve gender diversity in computing include both those oriented toward helping society and others that are more individual and personal. This is one of five articles providing personal perspectives on gender diversity in computing. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/Khh0DlVW9kk is a video interview in which Robert B. Schnabel, dean of the School of Informatics at Indiana University Bloomington, discusses the importance of gender diversity in computing with Alfred C. (Alf) Weaver, the director of the University of Virginia´s Applied Research Institute.
Keywords :
computer science education; gender issues; IT professional motivations; computing; gender diversity; personal reflections; Career development; Computer science education; Engineering profession; Equal opportunities; Gender issues; Professional aspects; Computers; Educational institutions; Facsimile; computing milieu; computing profession; diversity; diversity in computing;
