A series of four studies examined reasons for the underrepresentation of women in computing. These studies involved 1) 32 male and 32 female university computing students, 2) 19 female computing professionals, 3) 33 schoolgirls, and 4) 22 Australian and 22 Asian university computing students. The studies identified misperceptions about the nature of computing careers as a major factor deterring...

The low participation rate of women in computing education and the computing industry is a phenomenon that has been recognised by many western countries. While much has been written on the underlying reasons for the low participation in such a growing and dynamic industry, the situation only seems to be worsening. This paper examines briefly a number of approaches taken by researchers in Austra...

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS SCHOOL OF ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Doctor of Philosophy EXPERIENTIAL FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE HOW FEMALE STUDENTS PERCIEVE COMPUTING AND COMPUTING CAREERS AT DIFFERENT STAGES IN THEIR EDUCATION By Reena Pau The declining numbers of women in computing is a cause for concern for those in education and the IT industry alike. The need for a div...

We examine the role of gender in legal decision making by applying critical mass theory to the U.S. federal district courts. We analyze whether behavioral differences manifest themselves in the decision-making proclivities of male and female judges, contingent on the existence of a critical mass of female judges at a court point (i.e., each city in which a district court is located). Our result...

The coexistence of the government sector, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and private sector provides a natural setting to examine the impact of economic reform in Vietnam on gender earning differentials. The three sectors reflect different degrees of influence of the Socialist ideology, with the private sector most liberalised. Have women fared better during the transition into a market econom...

conclusions in addition to the modern medical diagnostic methods, indigenous knowledge of folk medicine, especially folk orthopedics, with a little thought, guidance and planning can be considered as an appropriate therapeutic method in order to raise the level of public health without any side effects. background medical anthropology is the comprehensive intercultural systematic study of healt...