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ERIC Number: EJ1435737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 15
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EISSN: EISSN-1946-6226
Mirror Mentoring: Black Women's Experiences Serving as Mentors for Black Girls during a Virtual Computer Science Camp
Khalia Braswell; Simone Smarr; Jamie Payton
ACM Transactions on Computing Education, v24 n2 Article 19 2024
Several studies have reported the positive benefits of informal Computer Science learning programs for Black girls, which include staff, mentors, and peers reflective of the girls in the program; however, we do not know enough about what motivates Black women to sign up to teach in such programs, or how representation in mentoring affects future CS learning for Black girls. Here we report the intersectional experiences of 11 Black women who served as instructors and mentors for the virtual INTech Summer Camp. The women in this study confirm that it is imperative to consider the intersectional experiences of Black women in CS as a whole, without explicating their identities. We found that Black women in CS feel that it is their responsibility to give back to Black girls to pay it forward from their own mentorship experiences. The Black women in our study describe seeking to fill a gap in mentorship that they experienced themselves, to share their knowledge and experiences to support the development of others who can relate to that intersection of identifying as Black and a girl or woman. Providing positive representation to encourage young Black girls to pursue tech careers is imperative to diversifying the tech workforce.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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