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The status of women of color in computer science

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Maria (Mia) OngAuthors Info & Claims

Communications of the ACM, Volume 54, Issue 7

Pages 32 - 34

https://doi.org/10.1145/1965724.1965737

Published: 01 July 2011 Publication History

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Addressing the challenges of increasing the number of women of color in computing and ensuring their success.

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Ong, M., Wright, C., Espinosa, L., and orfield, G. Inside the Double Bind: A Synthesis of Empirical Research on Women of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. White Paper presented to the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. (NSF/REESE Project DRL-0635577), March 31, 2010; http://www.terc.edu/work/1513.html.

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Ong, M., Wright, C., Espinosa, E., and Orfield, G. Inside the double bind: A synthesis of empirical research on undergraduate and graduate women of color in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Harvard Educational Review 81, 2 (Summer 2011), 172--208.

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The status of women of color in computer science
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        Computer science education
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July 2011

133 pages

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DOI:10.1145/1965724

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