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Contributions: The underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) majors has long been a focus of attention in many academic documents, the majority of them from t...Show MoreMetadata
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Contributions: The underrepresentation of women in computer science (CS) majors has long been a focus of attention in many academic documents, the majority of them from the United States and Europe. There is, however, a lack of information about educational interventions (EIs) for women in computing in Latin America. The contribution of this article is to cover this gap and describe what researchers in Latin American countries have been publishing about the recruitment and retention of women in the CS field. Background: Many EIs targeting female students at different educational levels—K-12, undergraduate, and graduate—have been undertaken to increase the participation of women in computing in Latin America. However, descriptions of these activities rarely are included in international academic databases. Research Questions: This literature mapping addresses two main research questions (RQ) about the topic of women in computing in academic publications in Latin American countries: RQ1) what are the characteristics of the publications about women in computing in Latin America? and RQ2) what are the published interventions to recruit and retain women in computing in Latin America? To answer RQ1, six subquestions were created covering year, language, country of origin, document type, and professional track. Furthermore, for RQ2, two subquestions were created involving educational level and the use of software development with a female theme. Methodology: This investigation used the systematic literature mapping process. To achieve a broad coverage of papers, the following sources were included: Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, EBSCO, the proceedings of the Latin American Women in Computing Conference (LAWCC), and those of the Women in Technology (WIT) workshop colocated with the annual conference of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC). The included papers were published in the last decade (2010–2020) and written in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Findings: The...
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Education ( Volume: 65, Issue: 3, August 2022)
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Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
Maristela Holanda (Member, IEEE) received the Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, in 1996, the Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, in 1999, and the Doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in 2007.
She was a Visiting Researc...Show More
Maristela Holanda (Member, IEEE) received the Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, in 1996, the Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, in 1999, and the Doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in 2007.
She was a Visiting Researc...View more
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Dilma Da Silva (Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1986 and 2000, respectively, and the Doctoral degree in computer science from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 1997.
She is a Professor and the Holder of the Ford Design Professorship II with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. H...Show More
Dilma Da Silva (Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1986 and 2000, respectively, and the Doctoral degree in computer science from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 1997.
She is a Professor and the Holder of the Ford Design Professorship II with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. H...View more
Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
Maristela Holanda (Member, IEEE) received the Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, in 1996, the Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, in 1999, and the Doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in 2007.
She was a Visiting Researcher with Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, from 2019 to 2020. She has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia since 2009. Her research databases area is database with emphasis on concurrence control, mobile and distributed systems, geographic databases, bioinformatic databases, big data, nonrelational databases, computer science education, and women in computing.
She became the Co-Founder of Meninas.comp: Computação também é coisa de menina! Girls.comp: Computing is a girl’s thing too! in 2010. This project serves as a bridge between high schools and the University. Researcher participants visit public high schools in the Federal District carrying out activities aimed at motivating girls to participate in the area of Computer Sciences.
Maristela Holanda (Member, IEEE) received the Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, in 1996, the Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, in 1999, and the Doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in 2007.
She was a Visiting Researcher with Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, from 2019 to 2020. She has been an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia since 2009. Her research databases area is database with emphasis on concurrence control, mobile and distributed systems, geographic databases, bioinformatic databases, big data, nonrelational databases, computer science education, and women in computing.
She became the Co-Founder of Meninas.comp: Computação também é coisa de menina! Girls.comp: Computing is a girl’s thing too! in 2010. This project serves as a bridge between high schools and the University. Researcher participants visit public high schools in the Federal District carrying out activities aimed at motivating girls to participate in the area of Computer Sciences.View more
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Dilma Da Silva (Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1986 and 2000, respectively, and the Doctoral degree in computer science from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 1997.
She is a Professor and the Holder of the Ford Design Professorship II with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Her previous roles include Department Head from 2014 to 2019 and an Associate Dean from 2019 to 2020. Her primary research interests are distributed systems, operating systems, and computer science education. Before joining Texas A&M, she worked with Qualcomm Research from 2012 to 2014, IBM Research from 2000 to 2012, and the University of Sao Paulo from 1996 to 2000.
Prof. Da Silva is an ACM Distinguished Scientist, a member of the board of CRA-W (Computer Research Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research), and a co-founder of the Latinas in Computing group. Recent leadership roles include the Program Co-Chair for IEEE ICDCS’21, ACM Middleware’20, Supercomputing’19, and IPDPS’19.
Dilma Da Silva (Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, in 1986 and 2000, respectively, and the Doctoral degree in computer science from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA, in 1997.
She is a Professor and the Holder of the Ford Design Professorship II with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. Her previous roles include Department Head from 2014 to 2019 and an Associate Dean from 2019 to 2020. Her primary research interests are distributed systems, operating systems, and computer science education. Before joining Texas A&M, she worked with Qualcomm Research from 2012 to 2014, IBM Research from 2000 to 2012, and the University of Sao Paulo from 1996 to 2000.
Prof. Da Silva is an ACM Distinguished Scientist, a member of the board of CRA-W (Computer Research Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research), and a co-founder of the Latinas in Computing group. Recent leadership roles include the Program Co-Chair for IEEE ICDCS’21, ACM Middleware’20, Supercomputing’19, and IPDPS’19.View more