Brazilian High School Girls: What Drives Their Career Choices?
Women represent 30% of the workforce in technological areas. Those statistics are a challenge to gender equality, but pose as an opportunity to engage more people to the cause of bringing more girls to IT areas. This paper shows the results of a survey submitted to high school female students during...
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| Formato: | Objeto de conferencia |
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2017
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| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/65272 http://www.clei2017-46jaiio.sadio.org.ar/sites/default/files/Mem/LAWCC/lawcc-10.pdf |
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| Sumario: | Women represent 30% of the workforce in technological areas. Those statistics are a challenge to gender equality, but pose as an opportunity to engage more people to the cause of bringing more girls to IT areas. This paper shows the results of a survey submitted to high school female students during a career event. Girls answered questions about their high school preferences, their career choices, and what made them choose the area. Results show math is a well-liked subject in High School but girls choose careers in Human or Biological fields. According to them, they lack mathematical skills and vocation to aspire a career in IT. |
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