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Why Do We Want To See More Women in Computing?

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Women into Computing

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Before suggesting how to attract more women and girls into the computing2 profession, we should consider why we think it a desirable goal. A number of possible reasons may occur to us, including the following.

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  1. Hogger, C J, Introduction to Logic programming, Chapter VIII.2.1, Academic Press, 1984.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, City University, London, UK

    Susan Jones

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  1. Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, SO9 5NH, Southampton, UK

    Gillian Lovegrove MA, PhD, MBCS

  2. Department of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, WC1, London, UK

    Barbara Segal BSc

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Jones, S. (1991). Why Do We Want To See More Women in Computing?. In: Lovegrove, G., Segal, B. (eds) Women into Computing. Workshops in Computing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3875-4_11

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3875-4_11

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