Women in computing: What does the data show?

SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education)

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  Selby, Linda ^a   Ryba, Ken ^b   Young, Alison ^c  

^a WAIKATO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0012072073     PISSN: 00978418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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