Book description
This guide offers expertise, initiatives and true stories to support those wishing to bring greater gender diversity into the workplace. It aims to inform regarding background, theory and policy; advise on concrete actions that can be undertaken, and to be an exemplar for the tech industry in the form of real-world case studies.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- BCS, The Chartered Institute for It
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- Authors
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Useful websites
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. The Business case for Diversity
- 2. Computing in Schools
- 3. Women in Computing in higher education: Students, Educators and Researchers
- 4. Unconscious BIAS
- 5. Establishing a project to attract and/or retain Women in Tech
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6. Attracting Women into Tech
- The what: The challenge and the barriers
- The why: The reasons for gender inequality
- The how: Overview of how to attract female talent
- Debunking myths
- Advertising and job descriptions
- Legal mechanisms
- Marketing and branding
- Where and how to find diverse candidates
- The offer
- Creating an inclusive interview process
- Summary
- References
- 7. Retaining and Progressing Women within the Technology Industry
- 8. Conclusion
- Index
- Back Cover
Product information
- Title: Women in Tech
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2021
- Publisher(s): BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- ISBN: 9781780175638
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