A cyberfeminist utopia? Perceptions of gender and computer science among Malaysian women computer science students and faculty

被引:63
作者
Lagesen, Vivian Anette [1 ]
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[1] Norwegian Univ Sci & Technol, Trondheim, Norway
关键词
computer science; gender; technofeminism; cyberfeminism; cyborg feminism;
D O I
10.1177/0162243907306192
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D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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The low and shrinking numbers of women in higher computer science education is a well-known problem in most Western countries. The dominant Western perception of the relationship between gender and computer science codes the latter as "masculine," and the low number of women is seen at least partly as an effect of that coding. Malaysia represents a different case. There are large numbers of women in computer science, and computer science is not perceived as "masculine." Rather, it is deemed as providing suitable jobs and good careers for women. This reflects an understanding of gender where femininities are constructed by association to office work, commonly recognized as a woman-friendly space because it is seen as more safe and protected than, for example, construction sites and factories. The findings suggest that gender and computer science may be more diversely coproduced than commonly believed in Western research.
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