{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3217443107","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","title":"CS1 Students' Perspectives on the Computer Science Gender Gap: Achieving Equity Requires Awareness","display_name":"CS1 Students' Perspectives on the Computer Science Gender Gap: Achieving Equity Requires Awareness","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-05-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3217443107","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","mag":"3217443107"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2021 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5015441594","display_name":"Kimberly Michelle Ying","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Kimberly Michelle Ying","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5025110300","display_name":"Alexia Charis Martin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alexia Charis Martin","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5020713284","display_name":"Fernando J. Rodr\u00edguez","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Fernando J. Rodriguez","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5032549993","display_name":"Kristy Elizabeth Boyer","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-3450"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I33213144","display_name":"University of Florida","ror":"https://ror.org/02y3ad647","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Kristy Elizabeth Boyer","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Florida,Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering,Gainesville,Florida,USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5015441594"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I33213144"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.1416,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":5,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.80809315,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"9"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12515","display_name":"Gender and Technology in Education","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3318","display_name":"Gender Studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12515","display_name":"Gender and Technology in Education","score":0.9995999932289124,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3318","display_name":"Gender Studies"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10533","display_name":"Teaching and Learning Programming","score":0.9994000196456909,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10726","display_name":"Career Development and Diversity","score":0.9866999983787537,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3311","display_name":"Safety Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-gap","display_name":"Gender gap","score":0.7965868711471558},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/bachelor","display_name":"Bachelor","score":0.7923288345336914},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-equity","display_name":"Gender equity","score":0.6875631809234619},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/equity","display_name":"Equity (law)","score":0.6103230714797974},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/curriculum","display_name":"Curriculum","score":0.5527302026748657},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/perception","display_name":"Perception","score":0.5419772863388062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/quarter","display_name":"Quarter (Canadian coin)","score":0.5058605074882507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/diversity","display_name":"Diversity (politics)","score":0.5017838478088379},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/inclusion","display_name":"Inclusion (mineral)","score":0.48574572801589966},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.47687727212905884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/drop-out","display_name":"Drop out","score":0.46162039041519165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-diversity","display_name":"Gender diversity","score":0.42374444007873535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/affirmative-action","display_name":"Affirmative action","score":0.4185599684715271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medical-education","display_name":"Medical education","score":0.37365955114364624},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-psychology","display_name":"Social psychology","score":0.297479510307312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pedagogy","display_name":"Pedagogy","score":0.2420196235179901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gender-studies","display_name":"Gender studies","score":0.22742560505867004},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-science","display_name":"Political science","score":0.22696346044540405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medicine","display_name":"Medicine","score":0.19820311665534973},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/sociology","display_name":"Sociology","score":0.16645246744155884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/demographic-economics","display_name":"Demographic economics","score":0.11458319425582886},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/management","display_name":"Management","score":0.09182959794998169}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2986619947","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30103150","display_name":"Gender gap","level":2,"score":0.7965868711471558},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777626052","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516445","display_name":"Bachelor","level":2,"score":0.7923288345336914},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2984776528","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113453","display_name":"Gender equity","level":2,"score":0.6875631809234619},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199728807","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2578557","display_name":"Equity (law)","level":2,"score":0.6103230714797974},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47177190","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207137","display_name":"Curriculum","level":2,"score":0.5527302026748657},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26760741","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q160402","display_name":"Perception","level":2,"score":0.5419772863388062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C85079727","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3560114","display_name":"Quarter (Canadian coin)","level":2,"score":0.5058605074882507},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781316041","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1230584","display_name":"Diversity (politics)","level":2,"score":0.5017838478088379},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109359841","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728944","display_name":"Inclusion (mineral)","level":2,"score":0.48574572801589966},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.47687727212905884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2984949393","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260241","display_name":"Drop out","level":2,"score":0.46162039041519165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778397978","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1501335","display_name":"Gender diversity","level":3,"score":0.42374444007873535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777732099","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214244","display_name":"Affirmative action","level":2,"score":0.4185599684715271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.37365955114364624},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.297479510307312},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.2420196235179901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107993555","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662673","display_name":"Gender studies","level":1,"score":0.22742560505867004},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.22696346044540405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.19820311665534973},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.16645246744155884},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4249254","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3044431","display_name":"Demographic economics","level":1,"score":0.11458319425582886},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187736073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921","display_name":"Management","level":1,"score":0.09182959794998169},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39389867","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380767","display_name":"Corporate governance","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95457728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309","display_name":"History","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C166957645","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23498","display_name":"Archaeology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169760540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207011","display_name":"Neuroscience","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/respect51740.2021.9620659","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2021 Conference on Research in Equitable and Sustained Participation in Engineering, Computing, and Technology (RESPECT)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.46000000834465027,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/5","display_name":"Gender equality"},{"score":0.4300000071525574,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality Education"}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G339056443","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"CNS-1622438","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":26,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1895009239","https://openalex.org/W2026820948","https://openalex.org/W2037897469","https://openalex.org/W2064683137","https://openalex.org/W2073680054","https://openalex.org/W2107031757","https://openalex.org/W2116720807","https://openalex.org/W2137197832","https://openalex.org/W2138238068","https://openalex.org/W2146384916","https://openalex.org/W2200517927","https://openalex.org/W2285240328","https://openalex.org/W2591618379","https://openalex.org/W2594321123","https://openalex.org/W2792315244","https://openalex.org/W2882978239","https://openalex.org/W2896121139","https://openalex.org/W2896990723","https://openalex.org/W2990634740","https://openalex.org/W3004945403","https://openalex.org/W3006431501","https://openalex.org/W3111882809","https://openalex.org/W3112431420","https://openalex.org/W3112842060","https://openalex.org/W3113169628","https://openalex.org/W4299627282"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3008955967","https://openalex.org/W1976315729","https://openalex.org/W4226212469","https://openalex.org/W4377234084","https://openalex.org/W2783848869","https://openalex.org/W4211263691","https://openalex.org/W4379801502","https://openalex.org/W4389546261","https://openalex.org/W2997968293","https://openalex.org/W3031645755"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"There":[0],"are":[1,178],"numerous":[2],"initiatives":[3],"to":[4,35,56,112,162,165,185,213],"improve":[5],"diversity":[6],"within":[7],"the":[8,30,77,87,127,137,149,217],"computer":[9,138],"science":[10,139],"field.":[11],"However,":[12],"women":[13,100,118,166],"still":[14],"disproportionately":[15],"drop":[16],"CS":[17,26,37,78,104,182],"majors":[18],"and":[19,67,73,92,105,119,134,189,205],"earn":[20],"less":[21,84,168],"than":[22,90],"one":[23],"quarter":[24],"of":[25,42,76,86,136,148,157,201],"bachelor's":[27],"degrees":[28],"in":[29,103,123,171],"United":[31],"States.":[32],"The":[33],"extent":[34],"which":[36],"students-especially":[38],"male":[39],"students-are":[40],"aware":[41,85,147],"this":[43,202],"gender":[44,79,88,140,150],"gap":[45,89],"is":[46],"an":[47],"open":[48],"question.":[49,59],"This":[50],"paper":[51],"reports":[52],"on":[53],"a":[54,154,179,197],"study":[55],"investigate":[57],"that":[58,175,194,207],"We":[60,173],"analyzed":[61],"325":[62],"CS1":[63],"students'":[64],"survey":[65],"responses":[66],"found":[68],"significant":[69],"differences":[70],"between":[71],"women's":[72],"men's":[74],"awareness":[75],"gap.":[80,141],"Men":[81],"were":[82,146],"significantly":[83,95],"women,":[91],"men":[93],"had":[94,153],"milder":[96],"beliefs":[97],"about":[98],"whether":[99,106],"experienced":[101],"adversity":[102],"there":[107],"should":[108],"be":[109,163,214],"targeted":[110],"efforts":[111],"support":[113],"women.":[114],"Twenty":[115],"students":[116,144,195],"(10":[117],"10":[120],"men)":[121],"participated":[122],"follow-up":[124],"interviews":[125],"after":[126],"survey,":[128],"where":[129],"they":[130],"discussed":[131],"their":[132],"experiences":[133],"perceptions":[135],"Even":[142],"among":[143],"who":[145],"gap,":[151],"many":[152],"superficial":[155],"understanding":[156,200],"its":[158],"cause,":[159],"believing":[160],"it":[161],"due":[164],"having":[167],"natural":[169],"interest":[170],"CS.":[172],"argue":[174],"these":[176,208],"findings":[177],"call-to-action:":[180],"university":[181],"curricula":[183],"need":[184],"include":[186],"diversity,":[187],"equity,":[188],"inclusion":[190],"(DEI)":[191],"training":[192],"so":[193,206],"have":[196],"more":[198],"complete":[199],"complex":[203],"issue,":[204],"misconceptions":[209],"do":[210],"not":[211],"continue":[212],"perpetuated":[215],"into":[216],"workplace.":[218]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}