WOMEN IN TECH THE FACTS
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<strong>WOMEN</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>TECH</strong>: <strong>THE</strong> <strong>FACTS</strong><br />
WHAT IS <strong>THE</strong> CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS?<br />
CHAPTER 1: Women in Computing: What Are the Numbers?<br />
Overall Participation .............................................................................................................. 6<br />
Female Retention .................................................................................................................... 9<br />
Why Are Women Leaving? ................................................................................................ 11<br />
CHAPTER 2: Understanding Implicit Bias in the Technical<br />
Workplace: What is it? What Role Does It Play in<br />
Everyday Interactions?<br />
Intro to Implicit Bias ............................................................................................................ 20<br />
How Do These Biases Play Out in Everyday, Subtle Interactions in the<br />
Technical Workplace? .......................................................................................................... 22<br />
Microinequities ............................................................................................................................ 22<br />
Stereotype Threat ....................................................................................................................... 23<br />
Tokenism & Glass Cliff ................................................................................................................ 24<br />
Gender- or Color-Invisibility........................................................................................................ 25<br />
CHAPTER 3: Institutional Barriers: How Do Biases<br />
Influence Recruitment?<br />
Job Ads ........................................................................................................................................ 29<br />
The Recruiting Process ....................................................................................................... 29<br />
The Interview & Selection Context ............................................................................... 31<br />
The Physical Office Environment .................................................................................. 32<br />
CHAPTER 4: Institutional Barriers: How Do Biases Influence<br />
Retention & Advancement?<br />
Managerial Relationships ................................................................................................. 35<br />
Isolation ..................................................................................................................................... 36<br />
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