Statement to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development
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| Audience/Grade: | 0-22 |
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Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity |
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Women and Information Technology |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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| Description: | In this article the chair of the Computing Research Association (CRA), Edward Lazowska, addresses the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology. Mr. Lazowski speaks of the low numbers of women in all science fields, and he stresses the importance of focusing on attracting women and minorities specifically to computing fields, because this increase will effect all other science fields as well. Keywords: women in information technology, gender equity, decline in number of women, glass ceiling, barriers, statistics, field of study choice, ethnic minorities |
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| Publication Date: | January 1999 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://cra.org/Policy/testimony/lazowska-5.html |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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ACM Women in Computing
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