NDLI: Conflicted identities and sexism in computing graduate programs

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Cohoon, J.M. Nable, M. Boucher, P.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science (Boucher, P.) \|\| University of Virginia, College of Arts & Science (Nable, M.) \|\| University of Virginia, Department of Science, Technology, & Society, and Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Women & IT (Cohoon, J.M.)
Abstract	Stereotypes about women's place among creators of technology still exist. As a result, women engineers and computer scientists must find ways to manage the conflict between their identities as women and as creators of technology. Many women manage the conflict by hiding or denying their feminine identity. We found that this strategy becomes particularly evident when discussing experiences of sexism. Focus groups with women graduate students identified many instances of sexism, but found that women tended to deny or ignore the sexism. Because sexism communicates the view that women do not fit in the culture of computing, it increases the difficulty of combining a feminine gender identity with a technical identity. Many women try to meet this challenge by minimizing their femininity, or acting like one of the guys. These coping strategies may be effective for enabling individual persistence, but they permit persistence of an inhospitable environment. Adopting practices known to reduce the incidence of sexism and mitigate its negative impact could help retain women graduate students in computing.
File Size	383601
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781612844688
ISSN	01905848
e-ISBN	9781612844695
e-ISBN	9781612844671
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2011.6142915
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-10-12
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational institutions Computer science Conferences Industries Medical services Cities and towns Computers gender identity computer science engineering sexism doctoral education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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