Swarthmore College Department of Computer Science

Talk by Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College

Gender and Computing: What are the Issues?
Wednesday, February 20 2008
4:30 pm in KINSC Hilles 109 (Haverford College)

This talk explores how girls and women differ from boys and men in their uses of and attitudes towards computing technology, and how this affects career choices and technology design. From playing computer games to pursuing computing careers, the participation of females tends to be low compared to that of males. Why is this? We discuss research findings on this issue, as well as best practices for increasing and retaining the participation of females in computing.

This talk is at Haverford College and is part of the Delaware Valley Distinguished Lecture Series in Computer Science. It is jointly hosted by: Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and Villanova University.