Gender Imbalance in Undergraduate IT Programs – A Vietnamese Perspective

Annette Shillabeer; Kevin Jackson

doi:10.11120/ital.2013.00005

Gender Imbalance in Undergraduate IT Programs – A Vietnamese Perspective

Annette Shillabeer, Kevin Jackson

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Abstract

The issue of gender imbalance in computing professions and higher education programs is well documented. The specific contextual reasons for the observed disparity are less well documented and in Vietnam are until now unrealized. There are a number of social, political, personal and historical factors that influence female enrollment into IT programs at university and there is no single global scenario. This paper discusses the trends and barriers around the world and examines the gender imbalance in an undergraduate IT course at a Vietnamese campus of an Australian university. A number of initiatives and key success factors for closing the gender gap are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	70-83
Number of pages	14
Journal	Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2013.00005
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality

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Gender
Information technology
Vietnam

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