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02478aam a2200385Ii 4500 001 017245E06B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151126t20162016vraa b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781922235862 020 $a 1922235865 035 $a (OCoLC)930576873 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d BTCTA $d CDX $d IYU $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a QA76.9 W65 F574 2016 100 1 $a Fisher, Julie L., $e author. 245 10 $a Digital divas : $b putting the wow into computing for girls / $c Julie Fisher, Catherine Lang, Annemieke Craig and Helen Forgasz with Amber McLeod. 264 1 $a Clayton, Victoria, Australia : $b Monash University Publishing, $c [2016] 300 $a x, 197 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index. 520 $a The geek is male. Or so it seems. As is well documented, there is a distinct under-representation of girls studying computing at high school level and, correspondingly, going on to have careers in IT. To address this problem in 2007 the authors of this book, with backgrounds in secondary teaching or IT, trialled a new and revolutionary program in schools. The Digital Divas program, based on the idea that it was possible to change girls' perceptions of IT careers with educationally sound materials that tapped into their interests and were delivered in all-girl classes within the school curriculum, was a great success. In this book the authors recount what they did and how they did it and reflect on the significance of this program, which has indisputably led to an increased self-sufficiency with IT amongst girls, challenged stereotypical understandings of IT as a male activity, and increased the pursuit of IT careers by young women. 610 20 $a Digital Divas (Program) 650 0 $a Computers and women. 650 0 $a Women in computer science. 650 0 $a Women in information science. 650 0 $a Information technology $x Study and teaching (Secondary) 650 0 $a Computers $x Study and teaching (Secondary) 700 1 $a Lang, Catherine $c (Educator), $e author. 700 1 $a Craig, Annemieke, $e author. 700 1 $a Forgasz, Helen, $e author. 700 1 $a McLeod, Amber, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806024947.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210015957.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=017245E06B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search