Technology and Sexuality--What's the Connection? Addressing Youth Sexualities in Efforts to Increase Girls' Participation in Computing

Autor/in	Ashcraft, Catherine
Titel	Technology and Sexuality--What's the Connection? Addressing Youth Sexualities in Efforts to Increase Girls' Participation in Computing
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 40 (2015) 4, S.437-457 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
DOI	10.1080/17439884.2014.933847
Schlagwörter	Computer Science; Information Technology; Females; Disproportionate Representation; Gender Issues; Gender Differences; Racial Factors; Sociology; Technology Education; Barriers; Sex Stereotypes; Gender Bias; Cultural Influences; Research; Feminism; Equal Education; Student Participation; Sex Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informatik; Informationstechnologie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterfrage; Geschlechterkonflikt; Soziologie; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Geschlechterstereotyp; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Forschung; Feminismus; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde
Abstract	To date, girls and women are significantly underrepresented in computer science and technology. Concerns about this underrepresentation have sparked a wealth of educational efforts to promote girls' participation in computing, but these programs have demonstrated limited impact on reversing current trends. This paper argues that this is, in part, because these programs tend to take a narrow view of their purpose, ignoring important factors that shape girls' identities and education/career choices--not least broader narratives around gender, race, and sexuality. This paper focuses on the issue of sexuality--that is, how sexuality discourses are shaping a diverse range of girls' experiences with technology, their perceptions of themselves, and their ultimate educational and career choices. The paper makes the case for considering these important connections, bringing together research in two disparate areas: (1) sociological research in gender, diversity, and technology and (2) critical cultural studies research in youth sexualities and schooling. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01