Encouraging gender diversity in computing by supporting women's participation in conferences

Adriana Wilde; Olja Rastic-Dulborough

Encouraging gender diversity in computing by supporting women's participation in conferences

Adriana Wilde, Olja Rastic-Dulborough

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

Since the first edition of the womENcourage conference, one of the authors has encouraged female students and staff in our department to participate, consistently being able to send a delegation of five or more participants thanks to the support of academics. This paper presents the processes that have supported a strong presence every year, and also offers a reflection of the benefits of such participation.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2017
Event	womENcourage 2017 - Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Duration: 6 Sept 2017 → 8 Sept 2017 https://womencourage.acm.org/

Conference

Conference	womENcourage 2017
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	6/09/17 → 8/09/17
Internet address	https://womencourage.acm.org/

Keywords

Women in computing
Action Research
Conference participation impact

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Encouraging gender diversity in computing by supporting women's participation in conferences

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