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Girls and computing-still a way to go

Annemieke Craig

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\n\t\t\t\t\tYears after the introduction of computing in Australian schools, computer classrooms are still heavily dominated by male students studying subjects which have little appeal to female students, explains the author. This article looks at why girls are less likely to choose computing as a subject to study or to consider computing for a future career. \n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tYears after the introduction of computing in Australian schools, computer classrooms are still heavily dominated by male students studying subjects which have little appeal to female students, explains the author. This article looks at why girls are less likely to choose computing as a subject to study or to consider computing for a future career. \n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\tYears after the introduction of computing in Australian schools, computer classrooms are still heavily dominated by male students studying subjects which have little appeal to female students, explains the author. This article looks at why girls are less likely to choose computing as a subject to study or to consider computing for a future career. \n\t\t\t\t

Key concepts: Appeal, Subject (documents), Computer science, Mathematics education, Psychology, World Wide Web, Political science, Law

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