Improving the persistence of first-year undergraduate women in computer science

This paper describes a study of undergraduate women's retention in the first-year of the computer science major at the University of Pennsylvania for the purpose of identifying the underlying issues responsible for attrition. The subsequent steps taken by the faculty to improve women's retention is also discussed. Categories and Subject Descriptors Gender General Terms Diversity, Curriculum Issues Keywords Gender Issues, Persistence, Attrition, Curriculum

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Rita Manco Powell
• Keywords: Education, General Terms Diversity, Keywords Gender Issues, SIGCSE 2008, Undergraduate Women