Women in computing

Caroline and I met with Ron Dillon and Annamarie Kelly of Stow College yesterday afternoon to discuss ways of encouraging women to take-up Computing/IT courses. We came up with a number of ideas including:

focussed marketing for women

a women's prize in IT

promotion of women-friendly qualifications (such as Social Software, Interactive Media, etc.)

approaching female organisations (such as the Girl Guides) to encourage young women to take-up technical careers.

The forthcoming meeting of the Sector Panel for Computing & IT will also discuss this issue.

I'd be interested in your comments about this problem (and these ideas).

focussed marketing for women
a women's prize in IT
promotion of women-friendly qualifications (such as Social Software,
Interactive Media, etc.)
approaching female organisations (such as the Girl Guides) to
encourage young women to take-up technical careers.
The forthcoming meeting of the Sector Panel for Computing & IT will
also discuss this issue.
I'd be interested in your comments about this problem (and these ideas).

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From: David Hiddleston [mailto:...]
Sent: Fri 10/19/2007 12:53 AM
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Subject: RE: [ncdmc] Women in computing

While ICT is gender neutral it is generally boring and linked with office skills in the School environment. Why?

In the home they are using technology to create content - making websites,

Podcasting, editing video and still photography, networking in social environments.

We need to look at how computing is taught in schools and are we using ICT in ways that reflect the purposes and principles of A Curriculum for Excellence.

The following resources maybe of some use...

http://www.nisusscotland.co.uk/ewtc/index.html

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=nav.8630

http://www.cc4g.net/public/index.html

Can I suggest a (Online)Forum to identify and establish current/potential initiatives?  What do you think?

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Curriculum Manager | Design & Media

School of The Arts | Department of Creative Arts

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From:... [mailto:...]
Sent: 18 October 2007 10:15
To: ...
Subject: Re: [ncdmc] Women in computing

Thanks for the feedback Fiona. And good that you're about to start a Computer Club for Girls (CC4G).

CC4Gs will help but they won't solve the problem (if it can be solved) on their own.

Are there any other initiatives out there to address this problem?

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Fiona Jackson <http://ncdmc.jiglu.com/tags/people/Fiona%20Jackson>  <...> wrote on 17/10/2007 <http://ncdmc.jiglu.com/tags/events/20071017>  13:46:23:

        I am in the process of starting up a Computer Club for Girls (see
        CC4G) at Forth Valley College to address this very issue.
        Fiona Jackson
        From http://sqacomputing.blogspot.com/2007/09/women-in-computing.html:
        Caroline and I met with Ron Dillon and Annamarie Kelly of Stow
        College yesterday afternoon to discuss ways of encouraging women to
        take-up Computing/IT courses. We came up with a number of ideas

including:

        focussed marketing for women
        a women's prize in IT
        promotion of women-friendly qualifications (such as Social Software,
        Interactive Media, etc.)
        approaching female organisations (such as the Girl Guides) to
        encourage young women to take-up technical careers.
        The forthcoming meeting of the Sector Panel for Computing & IT will
        also discuss this issue.
        I'd be interested in your comments about this problem (and these ideas).

        www.jiglu.com - communities that think for themselves

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