Women In Computing



My experimental results and intuition tell me that Web-embedded video will provide a unique opportunity for role modeling and dissemination of accurate information about careers, working environments and balanced lives of women in computing. The following are digitized versions (prepared by Alicia Clapp) of videos produced by Freedom Smith and Debra Boezeman. -Gloria Childress Townsend	To listen and watch as four women talk about what they have done since graduating from DePauw with computer science degrees, simply click the video capture.


		Jill	Julie

		Laura	Sheila
	For more information concerning the use of video to recruit and retain women in computer science, please refer to the following works by GCT: "R & R" for Women in Computer Science ==> Recruit and Retain, The Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Nov. 1995), 58-63. Viewing Video-taped Role Models Improves Female Attitudes toward Computer Science, Proceedings of the 1996 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium, Vol. 28, No. 1 (Feb. 1996), 42-46. Rewind and Replay: Viewing Video-taped Role Models Improves Female Attitudes toward Computer Science. The Journal of Computing in Small Colleges, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Nov. 1998), 55-63.
Authored By: Alicia Clapp Video: James Leslie Last Updated: August 1, 2001