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Examining the Obstacles to Broadening Participation in Computing: Evidence from a Survey of Professional Workers

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  • Joshua L. Rosenbloom

    (Department of Economics, The University of Kansas)

  • Ronald A. Ash

    (The University of Kansas)

  • Brandon Dupont

    (Department of Economics, Western Washington University)

  • LeAnne Coder

    (Western Kentucky University)

Abstract

This article describes the results of a survey of professional workers that was designed to explore the underlying reasons for the widely documented under representation of women in information technology jobs. Our analysis suggests that it is different occupational personalities between men and women rather than the demanding nature of IT work that is largely responsible for the relatively few women in IT occupations. We discuss the implications these results have for policies that are designed to create greater gender equity in the rapidly-growing IT industries.

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  • Joshua L. Rosenbloom & Ronald A. Ash & Brandon Dupont & LeAnne Coder, 2008. "Examining the Obstacles to Broadening Participation in Computing: Evidence from a Survey of Professional Workers," WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS 200808, University of Kansas, Department of Economics, revised Sep 2008.
    • Handle: RePEc:kan:wpaper:200808
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    1. Michael R. Strain & Douglas A. Webber, 2017. "High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(49), pages 5040-5049, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General

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