Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry?

Sonja M. Hyrynsalmi; A. K.M.Najmul Islam; Mikko Ruohonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59847-1_12

Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry?

Sonja M. Hyrynsalmi, A. K.M.Najmul Islam, Mikko Ruohonen

Computing Sciences

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Abstract

The gender bias in the ICT industry has been a widely discussed topic for decades. Yet, there has not been great success in fixing the gender balance of IT professionals, especially in the technical fields. The ICT industry is suffering from expert shortage and there is need for a more diverse competence. This could be the moment for women to step out and enter to the industry. We cannot only wait for our education systems to deliver enough diversity for the labour market. In order to motivate more women to change their career to the ICT industry, we have to understand the professional motivation of women in the ICT industry. In this paper we use the stories of 23 women who are working in the ICT industry to learn more about the motivation, challenges and best practices for different career paths into the ICT industry. The results show that women in ICT value the creativity and diverse possibilities of the work in the industry and they see that industry could benefit from more diverse employees.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency - IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Torsten Brinda, Don Passey, Therese Keane
Publisher	Springer
Pages	107-115
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783030598464
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59847-1_12
Publication status	Published - 2020
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education - Mumbai, India Duration: 6 Jan 2020 → 8 Jan 2020

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	595 IFIP
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-422X

Conference

Conference	IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education
Abbreviated title	OCCE
Country/Territory	India
City	Mumbai
Period	6/01/20 → 8/01/20

Keywords

Expert shortage
Gender bias
Gender equality
Gender equity
Women in STEM

Publication forum classification

Publication forum level 1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems and Management

UN SDGs

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10.1007/978-3-030-59847-1_12

IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education
Ruohonen, M. (Member)
1 Jun 2019 → 31 May 2020
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Hyrynsalmi, S. M., Islam, A. K. M. N., & Ruohonen, M. (2020). Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry? In T. Brinda, D. Passey, & T. Keane (Eds.), Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency - IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Proceedings (pp. 107-115). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 595 IFIP). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59847-1_12

Hyrynsalmi, Sonja M. ; Islam, A. K.M.Najmul ; Ruohonen, Mikko. / Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT : What Motivates Women in Software Industry?. Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency - IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Proceedings. editor / Torsten Brinda ; Don Passey ; Therese Keane. Springer, 2020. pp. 107-115 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry? / Hyrynsalmi, Sonja M.; Islam, A. K.M.Najmul; Ruohonen, Mikko.
Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency - IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Torsten Brinda; Don Passey; Therese Keane. Springer, 2020. p. 107-115 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 595 IFIP).

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Hyrynsalmi SM, Islam AKMN, Ruohonen M. Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry? In Brinda T, Passey D, Keane T, editors, Empowering Teaching for Digital Equity and Agency - IFIP TC 3 Open Conference on Computers in Education, OCCE 2020, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 107-115. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-59847-1_12

Meaningfulness as a Driving Force for Women in ICT: What Motivates Women in Software Industry?

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