Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An Investigation of the Barriers to Women Entering, Staying, and Progressing in the Sector, and Actions to Ameliorate This

Helen Graham; Vanesa Fuertes; Valerie Egdell; Robert Raeside

Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An Investigation of the Barriers to Women Entering, Staying, and Progressing in the Sector, and Actions to Ameliorate This

Helen Graham, Vanesa Fuertes, Valerie Egdell, Robert Raeside

School of Media, Culture and Society

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Abstract

This report summarises research conducted to explore the under-representation of women in the ICT and Digital Technologies sector in Scotland, and the possible reasons for, and solutions to, this problem.

Original language	English
Publisher	Edinburgh Napier University
Commissioning body	Skills Development Scotland
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - Nov 2016

Keywords

Women
ICT
digital technology
Barriers to employment
Barriers to progression

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Graham, H., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & Raeside, R. (2016). Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An Investigation of the Barriers to Women Entering, Staying, and Progressing in the Sector, and Actions to Ameliorate This. Edinburgh Napier University. https://www.napier.ac.uk/~/media/worktribe/output-408031/women-in-ict-and-digital-technologies-executive-summary-251016.pdf

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