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Women in computer science: no shortage here!

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Mazliza Othman,

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 49, Issue 3

Pages 111 - 114

https://doi.org/10.1145/1118178.1118185

Published: 01 March 2006 Publication History

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The dwindling number of women pursuing a degree in CS is a growing frustration for many countries around the globe, but in Malaysia female CS/IT students outnumber the males. What accounts for this dichotomy?

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Women in computer science: no shortage here!
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
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    2. Computing profession
      1. Codes of ethics
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