The Stereotypical Computer Scientist: Gendered Media Representations as a Barrier to Inclusion for Women.
The present research examines undergraduates' stereotypes of the people in computer science, and whether changing these stereotypes using the media can influence women's interest in computer science. In Study 1, college students at two U.S. West Coast universities ( N = 293) provided descriptions of...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 69; no. 1-2; pp. 58 - 72 |
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