Women and Minorities in Information Technology Forum: Causes and Solutions for Increasing the Numbers in the Workforce Pipeline
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| Audience/Grade: | -0 |
| Discipline(s): |
Computer Engineering Computer Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
Women and Information Technology |
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Reference - Article/Document |
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Unknown |
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| Description: | With over 70 references, this white paper reports on a forum held to identify research areas to better understand learning from childhood to the workforce. This forum focused on cross-disciplinary interaction between experts in education and industry. The session focused on four major sessions: identifying workforce needs, factors effecting female and minority participation in IT careers, recruitment and restention issues for women and minorities and workforce training and retraining programs. In each of these areas, current research was highlighted, suggested strategies and model programs were presented, and continuing research needs were identified. Keywords: strategies, studies and solutions, pipeline, recruitment, barriers, gender equity, women and information technology |
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| Keywords: | strategies studies and solutions pipeline barriers |
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| Publication Date: | January 1999 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.idst.vt.edu/sage/journal/JWMSE.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
ACM Women in Computing
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