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Improving diversity in computing research: an overview of CRA-W activities

Published: 28 May 2018 Publication History

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The Committee on the Status of Women in Computing is an action-oriented committee of the Computing Research Association with the goal of taking positive action to increase the number and success of women in the Computer Science and Engineering research pipeline. This paper describes CRA-Ws major programs and highlights some of their impacts as demonstrated through evaluation.

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  • (2019)Gender balance in computer science and engineering in Italian universitiesProceedings of the 13th European Conference on Software Architecture - Volume 210.1145/3344948.3344966(82-87)Online publication date: 9-Sep-2019

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GE '18: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Gender Equality in Software Engineering
May 2018
62 pages
ISBN:9781450357388
DOI:10.1145/3195570
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