Book contents
- Cracking the Digital Ceiling
- Cracking the Digital Ceiling
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Global Perspectives
- Part II Regional Perspectives
- Part III Cultural Perspectives from the United States and Europe
- 7 Against All Odds
- 8 Cultures and Context in Tech
- 9 Perspectives of Women with Disabilities in Computing
- 10 An Interview with Dr. Sue Black, OBE, Computer Scientist and Computing Evangelist
- 11 An Overview of the Swedish Educational System with a Focus on Women in Computer Science
- 12 Portugal
- 13 Women in Computing
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives from Asia-Pacific
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- References
12 - Portugal
Perspectives on Women in Computing
from Part III - Cultural Perspectives from the United States and Europe
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 October 2019
Book contents
- Cracking the Digital Ceiling
- Cracking the Digital Ceiling
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Global Perspectives
- Part II Regional Perspectives
- Part III Cultural Perspectives from the United States and Europe
- 7 Against All Odds
- 8 Cultures and Context in Tech
- 9 Perspectives of Women with Disabilities in Computing
- 10 An Interview with Dr. Sue Black, OBE, Computer Scientist and Computing Evangelist
- 11 An Overview of the Swedish Educational System with a Focus on Women in Computer Science
- 12 Portugal
- 13 Women in Computing
- Part IV Cultural Perspectives from Asia-Pacific
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- References
Summary
Historically, it is known that women had an important role in computing. History lessons on computer science narrate that women were some of the first software engineers until technology and practices changed the role of women as programmers.
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- Cracking the Digital CeilingWomen in Computing around the World, pp. 229 - 245Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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