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100	1		_aFisher, Julie, _eauthor
245		0	_aDigital Divas
264		1	_aClayton _bMonash University Publishing _c2016
300			_a1 online resource (208 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490			_aEducation
520			_aThe 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: ‘Digital Divas’. 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 'Digital Divas: Putting the Wow into Computing for Girls', Fisher, Lang, Craig and Forgasz 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. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.
653			_aComputers
653			_aEducation
653			_aInformation Technology
653			_aMedia And Communications
653			_aWomen In Information Science
700	1		_aCraig, Annemieke
700	1		_aForgasz, Helen
700	1		_aLang, Catherine
700	1		_aMcLeod, Amber
856			_uhttps://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/32796/1/605039.pdfhttp://www.publishing.monash.edu/books/dd-9781922235862.htmlhttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32796
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