Intervention programs creating awareness among girls about the wide range of career opportunities in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field are conducted in many countries to tackle the problem of female under-representation in ICT. The long-term effects of these programs, however, are rarely evaluated which hinders the understanding of how they could be improved, their value and success factors. The goal of this study is, therefore, to investigate the longitudinal influence of one such program held biennially in Australia since 2006, by analysing survey data both quantitatively and qualitatively (n = 153). The results show that continuous study of an ICT subject at school by girls positively influences both their intention to choose a career in ICT and the actual choice of ICT as a university major. Moreover, the attitude towards the intervention program has a weak, but significant positive effect on the decision to study ICT at school.
History
Pagination
1-11
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Start date
2014-12-08
End date
2014-12-10
ISBN-13
9781927184264
Language
eng
Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereed, E Conference publication
Copyright notice
2014, ACIS
Editor/Contributor(s)
[Unknown]
Title of proceedings
ASICS 2014 : Proceedings of the 25th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Event
Australasian Conference on Information Systems (25th : 2014 : Auckland, New Zealand)