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What is Women in Computing?
Why?
What do we do?
We analyze quantitative and qualitative information that allows us to understand the phenomenon.
We create mechanisms for participation and inclusion of women in our program in Systems & Computing Engineering.
We establish inter-institutional links that allow us to accomplish these actions.
Colombia
Population: 46 million
Bogotá Population: 6.8 million
Educational, administrative, financial
and political center of Colombia
University of Los Andes
Enrollment 2011:
12,502 undergraduate
2,179 MSc
274 PhD
School of Engineering
En la gráfica se puede apreciar la
participación (no normalizada) por
género de las Universidades de
Colombia, Se puede apreciar que la
cantidad de estudiantes Hombres
matriculados se incrementa, año a
año, mientras que la cantidad de
estudiantes Mujeres matriculadas se
decrementa año a año.
En la gráfica se puede apreciar la
participación (no normalizada) por
género de la Universidad de los
Andes, Se puede apreciar que la
cantidad de estudiantes tanto
Hombres como Mujeres matriculados
se decrementa, año a año, pero el
decremento por parte de las Mujeres
es mayor, si comparamos el año 2000
y el año 2011 es del 64.28%, mientras
que el decremento de los hombres
es solo del 26.08%
SURVEYS What are the perceptions of high school students regarding Systems & Computing
Engineering?
To answer this question we have made 92 surveys to students from different high-schools,
61 of these surveys were answered by women and the remaining 31 were answered
by men
(High school students in an OpenDay at the Engineering School)
La primera pregunta realizada fue,
cuál es la carrera que desea
estudiar?. En la gráfica se puede
observar las preferencias de los
hombres, donde se puede observar
claramente que la mayoría de los
encuestados desean estudiar una
Ingeniería. Estando en primer lugar
Ingeniería de Sistemas, en un muy
cercado segundo lugar Ingeniería
Electrónica y en tercer lugar
Ingeniería Civil.
Computing Engineering
29%
Electronic Engineering
29%
Civil Engineering
16%
Industrial Engineering
10%
Mechanical Engineering
7%
Business Administration
3%
Environmental Engineering
3% Biomedical Engineering
3%
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
En la gráfica se puede observar las
preferencias de los mujeres, aquí
encontramos una mayor variedad de
carreras y donde las carreras de
Ingeniería no son la preferencia. En
primer lugar tenemos Medicina, en
segundo lugar Administración de
empresas y en tercer lugar Ingeniería
Civil.
Medicine
14%
Business Administration
9%
Environmental Engineering
8%
Industrial Engineering
7%
Civil Engineering
7%
Chemical Engineering
5%
Graphic Design
5%
Economy
5%
Software System Engineering
4%
Architecture
4%
Industrial Design
4%
Laws
4% Psychology
3%
Biomedical
Engineering
3%
Accountancy
3%
Physiotherapy
1%
Fashion
Design
1%
Science
1%
Social
Communication
1%
Agronomy
1%
Mechanical Engineering
1%
Music
1%
Art
1%
Languages
1%
Design
1%
Electronic
Engineering
1%
Enfermery
1%
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
En la tercera pregunta se debía
seleccionar las opciones que
aplicaban para la oración “Pienso que
estudiar Ingeniería de Sistemas y
Computación”. Los resultados
mostrados son de los hombres, y se
aprecia que la mayoría de los
encuestados piensan que “Ofrece
oportunidades para estar cerca de
los cambios tecnológicos” y “Es un
reto muy interesante que abre
muchas puertas”.
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a) It is difficult
and very
technical
b) I Need to
know a lot of
math, and I like
that.
c) I Need to
know a lot of
math, and I do
not like that.
d) It makes it
difficult to make
friends because it
doesn't allow to
make a lot of
social interaction
and leads to
isolation.
e) It is a career
for men
f) It is a very
interesting
challenge that
opens many
doors.
g) It provides
opportunities to
be near to the
technological
changes (phones,
video games,
television, quality
of life, etc.)
h) It is not
fashionable or
there are more
interesting
career.
It is true Not Always It is not true
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
En la gráfica se observan los
resultados de las mujeres, donde los
resultados son, de hecho, similares a
los resultados de los hombres (tienen
una buena percepción de la carrera)
pero con la gran diferencia de que
las encuestadas también piensan que
“Necesita saber muchas matemáticas
y eso no me gusta”, lo que puede ser
un factor importante….
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1 1
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a) It is difficult
and very
technical
b) I Need to
know a lot of
math, and I like
that.
c) I Need to
know a lot of
math, and I do
not like that.
d) It makes it
difficult to make
friends because it
doesn't allow to
make a lot of
social interaction
and leads to
isolation.
e) It is a career
for men
f) It is a very
interesting
challenge that
opens many
doors.
g) It provides
opportunities to
be near to the
technological
changes (phones,
video games,
television, quality
of life, etc.)
h) It is not
fashionable or
there are more
interesting
career.
It is true Not Always It is not true
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
En la cuarta pregunta se debía
seleccionar las opciones que
aplicaban para la oración (muchos
encuestados no seleccionaron las
opciones) “Razones para NO estudiar
Ingeniería de Sistemas y
Computación”. Los resultados
mostrados son de los hombres, y se
aprecia que la mayoría de los
encuestados que respondieron
piensan no tienen conocimiento de
los campos de acción del programa y
que la inversión total de la carrera es
muy alta.
0
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4
6
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10
12
14
a) I have no
knowledge of
the program
action fields
b) I don't have
strong
conceptual
foundation in
mathematics
and physics
c) Is a career
with a
demanding
academic load
d) I don't have
the skills they
require this
program
e) I don't have
the minimum
score required
on state tests
f) There is low
supply of
universities
offering this
program
g) The total
investment for
the career is
very high
h) Other
Total Votes
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
Los resultados mostrados son de las
mujeres, y se aprecia que la mayoría
de los encuestadas que
respondieron, piensan no tienen
conocimiento de los campos de
acción del programa y que no tienen
las habilidades que se exigen en el
programa.
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
a) I have no
knowledge of
the program
action fields
b) I don't have
strong
conceptual
foundation in
mathematics
and physics
c) Is a career
with a
demanding
academic load
d) I don't have
the skills they
require this
program
e) I don't have
the minimum
score required
on state tests
f) There is low
supply of
universities
offering this
program
g) The total
investment for
the career is
very high
h) Other
Total Votes
(High school students in a OpenDay in the engineering School)
http://sistemas.uniandes.edu.co/mujeresencomputacion/
Best Proposal Contest 2012
This competition aims to encourage the creation of proposals to high
school students between 9° and 11°, and to motivate the participation
of women in computing, in particular, the program of Systems and
Computing Engineering, of University of los Andes.
Change the preconception related to the Systems and Computing
Engineering career.
To publicize the application fields and professional profiles of the
career.
Best Proposal Contest 2012
Dates: Deadline for proposals: September 4, 2012
Publication of pre-selected proposals:
September 14, 2012
Selection of winners: September 21, 2012
Prizes: First place: COP$3'000.000
Second place: COP$2'000.000
Third place: COP$1'000.000
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