Women in IT Project : Survey Results
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Laine, S., Målquist, U., Myllymäki, M., & Hakala, I. (2023). Women in IT Project : Survey Results. In N. van der Aa (Ed.), EAEEIE 2023 : 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering. IEEE. Proceedings of the International Conference on European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering. https://doi.org/10.23919/EAEEIE55804.2023.10181717
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Proceedings of the International Conference on European Association for Education in Electrical and Information EngineeringPäivämäärä
2023Pääsyrajoitukset
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Increasing the proportion of women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector could help rectify the labor shortage and improve gender equality. To identify the factors attracting personnel to this sector, a survey was administered to a group of female master’s students studying information technology. This paper presents the results of the survey, which dealt with the students’ perceptions of and experiences with work in the ICT sector. About half of the respondents were already working in the sector, and others were hoping to enter it. Since some of the respondents were changing careers, we had an opportunity to discover why an ICT education was not chosen in the first place. The results showed that potential female ICT students may be lost when they are not given enough information and encouraged at a young age. The respondents valued the possibility of working remotely and expected opportunities to do so in the ICT sector. They viewed health and well-being, and
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979-8-3503-4676-3Konferenssi
Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information EngineeringKuuluu julkaisuun
EAEEIE 2023 : 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information EngineeringISSN Hae Julkaisufoorumista
2376-4198Asiasanat
surveys engineering profession education Europe information and communication technology personnel gender issues women in IT adult education gender equality diversity career change tekniset alat naiset osaaminen tieto- ja viestintätekniikka tasa-arvo henkilöstö aikuiskoulutus projektit työura kyselytutkimus monimuotoisuus koulutus
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The research for this paper was financially supported by the European Social Fund, grant no. S22136, without which the present study could not have been completed. The authors wish to thank the Central Finland Centre for Economic Development, Transport, and the Environment for their help. In addition, the authors wish to thank the students who spent their time and effort responding to the survey.Lisenssi
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