The Hidden Bias Pushing Women Out of Computer Science

Women leadership in higher education: exploring enablers and challenges from middle-level academics’ perspective

The scarcity of literature in higher education addressing the enablers or challenging factors influencing the progression of women academics from middle-level to senior leadership roles is noteworthy. This study aims to explore the factors that enable or impede the advancement of middle-level women academics and identify recommendations for promoting women leadership in higher education institutions. This qualitative study has collected intervie…

Optimizing the Measurement of Sexism in Political Surveys

Optimizing the Measurement of Sexism in Political Surveys - Volume 30 Issue 3

GRIT & GRACE: THE 5 RESILIENT WOMEN REWRITING THE RULES OF BUSINESS

In a world that often tries to silence or soften women’s voices, speaking up is a powerful act of resilience. When women share their stories—raw, real, and unfiltered—they do more

The hidden bias pushing women out of computer science

At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved into a prestigious field focused on algorithms and theory, women became—and remained—underrepresented. Today, only 23% of bachelor's and doctoral degrees in computer science are awarded to women, and just 18% of full professors are women—fewer than in the 1980s.

Systemic sexism in academia: New study outlines the structural hurdles facing women

A collective of four female researchers from Canada, Argentina, and Germany has recently published a study in the journal BioScience exposing the systemic barriers women face in the early stages of their academic careers—particularly in STEM subjects. Their study, "Systemic Sexism in Academia—An Early Career Viewpoint," presents a stark critique of academia's gendered challenges and proposes actionable solutions to dismantle them.

Unveiling the Subtle Biases Driving Women Away from Computer Science

As the computing landscape continues to evolve, a significant issue of gender imbalance within the field of computer science has emerged, drawing attention from researchers and educators alike. Historically, women played a pivotal role in the early phases of computing, significantly impacting the development of this technology as we know it today. Yet, despite their foundational contributions, women are starkly underrepresented in modern compute…