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Gender diversity enhances research by bringing diverse perspectives and innovative approaches. It ensures equitable solutions that address the needs of diverse populations. However, gender disparity persists in research where women remain…

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Software Engineering is mostly a male-dominated sector, where gender diversity is a key feature for improving equality of opportunities, productivity, and innovation. Other diversity aspects, including but not limited to nationality and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Marco Torchiano , Riccardo Coppola , Antonio Vetro' , Xhoi Musaj

Neurodivergent women in Software Engineering (SE) encounter distinctive challenges at the intersection of gender bias and neurological differences. To the best of our knowledge, no prior work in SE research has systematically examined this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Munazza Zaib , Wei Wang , Dulaji Hidellaarachchi , Isma Farah Siddiqui

In the extant literature, there has been discussion on the drivers and motivations of minorities to enter the software industry. For example, universities have invested in more diverse imagery for years to attract a more diverse pool of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-02-28 Sonja Hyrynsalmi , Ella Peltonen , Fanny Vainionpää , Sami Hyrynsalmi

Research on underrepresented populations is essential for fostering greater diversity within the software industry. Team diversity is important for reasons that go beyond ethics. Diversity contributes to greater innovation and productivity,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Edvaldo Wassouf , Débora Paiva , Kiev Gama , Awdren Fontão

Diversity with respect to ethnicity and gender has been studied in open-source and industrial settings for software development. Publication avenues such as academic conferences and journals contribute to the growing technology industry.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Aditya Shankar Narayanan , Dheeraj Vagavolu , Nancy A Day , Meiyappan Nagappan

Gender bias in computing is a hard problem that has resisted decades of research. One obstacle has been the absence of systematic data that might indicate when gender bias emerged in computing and how it has changed. This article presents a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-11-09 Thomas J Misa

Women and people of color remain dramatically underrepresented among computing faculty, and improvements in demographic diversity are slow and uneven. Effective diversification strategies depend on quantifying the correlates, causes, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2022-05-11 Nicholas LaBerge , K. Hunter Wapman , Allison C. Morgan , Sam Zhang , Daniel B. Larremore , Aaron Clauset

The sustainability of open source software (OSS) projects hinges on contributor retention. Interpersonal challenges can inhibit a feeling of welcomeness among contributors, particularly from underrepresented groups, which impacts their…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Bianca Trinkenreich , Zixuan Feng , Rudrajit Choudhuri , Marco Gerosa , Anita Sarma , Igor Steinmacher

An ever-widening workforce gap exists in the global cybersecurity industry but diverse talent is underutilized. The global cybersecurity workforce is only 25% female. Much research exists on the effect of gender bias on the hiring of women…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Joanne L. Hall , Asha Rao

Background. As digital technologies increasingly shape social domains such as healthcare, public safety, entertainment, and education, software engineering has engaged with ethical and political concerns primarily through the notion of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Lucas Valenca , Ronnie de Souza Santos

Gender inequity is one of the biggest challenges facing the STEM workforce. While there are many studies that look into gender disparities within STEM and academia, the majority of these have been designed and executed by those unfamiliar…

The well-being of software engineers is increasingly under strain due to the high-stress nature of their roles, which involve complex problem-solving, tight deadlines, and the pressures of rapidly evolving technologies. Despite increasing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-03 Cristina Martinez Montes , Birgit Penzenstadler , Robert Feldt

Research has highlighted the valuable contributions of autistic individuals in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, particularly in areas such as software development, testing, and cybersecurity. Their strengths in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Orvila Sarker , Mona Jamshaid , M. Ali Babar

Digital collaborative platforms have become crucial venues of career advancement and individual success in many creative fields, from engineering to the arts. Indirect gender discrimination is a key component to gendered disadvantage on…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Orsolya Vasarhelyi , Balazs Vedres

The effect of gender diversity in open source communities has gained increasing attention from practitioners and researchers. For instance, organizations such as the Python Software Foundation and the OpenStack Foundation started actions to…

This paper investigates how software professionals perceive the economic implications of diversity in software engineering teams. Motivated by a gap in software engineering research, which has largely emphasized socio-technical and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-25 Sofia Tapias Montana , Ronnie de Souza Santos

The presence of toxic and gender-identity derogatory language in open-source software (OSS) communities has recently become a focal point for researchers. Such comments not only lead to frustration and disengagement among developers but may…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Sayma Sultana , Gias Uddin , Amiangshu Bosu

Computer science attracts few women, and their proportion decreases through advancing career stages. Few women progress to PhD studies in CS after completing master's studies. Empowering women at this stage in their careers is essential to…

Media platforms, technological systems, and search engines act as conduits and gatekeepers for all kinds of information. They often influence, reflect, and reinforce gender stereotypes, including those that represent occupations. This study…

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