Essays about: "Programming language and gender"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Programming language and gender.

1. 6. Programming language & Gender

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap (DV)

   Author : Sandra Öigaard; [2015]
   Keywords : Computer Science; Computer Science and gender; Programming language and gender; programming; women and programming;

   Abstract : Once women were the pioneers within the tech industry, but during the last decades the amount of women who choose a career within computer science has decreased rapidly. Programming languages have evolved during the last decades and because of the growing gender gap in the industry, they have done so involuntarily in the absence of women. READ MORE

3. 7. The Swedish Wikipedia Gender Gap

   University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID

   Author : Björn Helgeson; [2015]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; Wikmedia; gender; gender gap; equality; wikipedia equality; women; editors; wikipedia editors; Swedish Wikipedia; gender disproportion; computer skills; gender bias; gender bias on wikipedia; men; encyclopedia; distribution; gender distributon; systemic bias; Wikimedia Foundation; female editorship; female; female editors;

   Abstract : The proportion of women editors on the English language Wikipedia has for years been known to be very low. The purpose of this thesis is to see if this gender gap exists on the Swedish language Wikipedia as well, and investigate the reasons behind it. To do this, three methods are used. READ MORE

4. 8. Talking the talk, what about walking the walk? : Investigation of barriers to the implementation of gender equality policies in humanitarian action

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Carin Atterby; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the possible barriers to why the implementation of gender equality policies in the everyday activities on the ground of humanitarian action is not evident in practice. To investigate this arena, in-depth interviews were conducted with gender advisors of humanitarian organisations. READ MORE