A4 Article in conference proceedings
Women in IT Project : Survey Results (2023)

Laine, S., Målquist, U., Myllymäki, M., & Hakala, I. (2023). Women in IT Project : Survey Results. In N. van der Aa (Ed.), EAEEIE 2023 : 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering. IEEE. Proceedings of the International Conference on European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering. https://doi.org/10.23919/EAEEIE55804.2023.10181717

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All authors or editors: Laine, Sanna; Målquist, Ulla; Myllymäki, Mikko; Hakala, Ismo

Parent publication: EAEEIE 2023 : 32nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering

Parent publication editors: van der Aa, Nico

Place and date of conference: Eindhoven, Netherlands, 14.-16.6.2023

ISBN: 979-8-3503-4676-3

eISBN: 978-90-386-5690-8

Journal or series: Proceedings of the International Conference on European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering

ISSN: 2376-4198

eISSN: 2472-7687

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 14/06/2023

Publisher: IEEE

Publication country: United States

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23919/EAEEIE55804.2023.10181717

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92466

Abstract

Increasing the proportion of women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector could help rectify the labor shortage and improve gender equality. To identify the factors attracting personnel to this sector, a survey was administered to a group of female master’s students studying information technology. This paper presents the results of the survey, which dealt with the students’ perceptions of and experiences with work in the ICT sector. About half of the respondents were already working in the sector, and others were hoping to enter it. Since some of the respondents were changing careers, we had an opportunity to discover why an ICT education was not chosen in the first place. The results showed that potential female ICT students may be lost when they are not given enough information and encouraged at a young age. The respondents valued the possibility of working remotely and expected opportunities to do so in the ICT sector. They viewed health and well-being, and education as the most compelling reasons for pursuing ICT work.

Keywords: technological fields; information and communications technology; equality (values); staff; women; career; education and training; adult education; know-how; projects; diversity; questionnaire survey

Free keywords: surveys; engineering profession; education; Europe; information and communication technology; personnel; gender issues; women in IT; adult education; gender equality; diversity; career change

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Reporting Year: 2023

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