Computer Science - gender

CS Table / Women in computing: "Brogramming"

stone — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:16:17 +0000

At this Friday's session of Women in Computing / CS Table, we'll discuss “brogramming.” The readings are

“Brogramming: the disturbing rise of frat culture in Silicon Valley”
The week, April 30, 2012
http://theweek.com/article/index/227356/brogramming-the-disturbing-rise-of-frat-culture-in-silicon-valley
“‘Gangbang interviews’ and ‘bikini shots’: Silicon Valley's brogrammer problem”
Tasmeem Raja, Mother Jones, April 26, 2012
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2012/04/silicon-valley-brogrammer-culture-sexist-sxsw
“Brograms and the power of vaporware”
Marie Hicks, Computer History Museum, March 27, 2013
http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/brograms-and-the-power-of-vaporware/

Computer Science Table is a weekly meeting of Grinnell College community members (students, faculty, staff, etc.) interested in discussing topics related to computing and computer science. CS Table meets Fridays at noon in the Day PDR (the first PDR at the top of the stairs in the Marketplace/Cafeteria, also known as Rosenfield 224A). Faculty, staff, and students on meal plans are expected to pay the cost of their meals. Students not on meal plans can charge their meals to the department.

Women in computing / Computer Science Table: "Perceptions of (under)enrollment in computer science"

stone — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:50:28 +0000

At this Friday's session of Women in Computing / CS Table, we'll discuss perceptions of the underrepresentation of women in computer science. The readings are

Lori Carter. 2006. Why students with an apparent aptitude for computer science don't choose to major in computer science. SIGCSE Bull. 38, 1 (March 2006), 27-31.
Roli Varma. 2010. Why so few women enroll in computing? Gender and ethnic differences in students' perception. Computer Science Education 20, 4 (December 2010), 301-316.

Computer Science Table: "Women and computing"

stone — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:13:56 +0000

This semester, the focus of CS Table is “Women and computing.” We will read and discuss a wide variety of articles that explore issues of gender in computing, particularly the underrepresentation of women in computing. Students may choose to register for CS Table as a one-credit special-topics course. Students should also feel free to attend discussions without registering.

At this Friday's CS Table, we will consider three articles by Maria Klawe that explore the changing status of women in computer science. The articles span nearly fifteen years, giving us a chance to look at how things change and how things stayed the same.

Maria Klawe and Nancy Leveson. 1995. Women in computing: where are we now? Commun. ACM 38, 1 (January 1995), 29-35. DOI=10.1145/204865.204874
Maria Klawe. 2002. Girls, boys, and computers. SIGCSE Bull. 34, 2 (June 2002), 16-17. DOI=10.1145/543812.543818
Maria Klawe, Telle Whitney, and Caroline Simard. 2009. Women in computing---take 2. Commun. ACM 52, 2 (February 2009), 68-76. DOI=10.1145/1461928.1461947

Copies of the reading are available online using the DOI links. Printed copies should be available outside Professor Rebelsky's office (Noyce 3824).