{"id":81526,"date":"2020-10-04T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-04T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T14:00:11","slug":"women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Women equal men in computing skill, but are less confident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242e6d6c346\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242e6d6c346\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2\/#Why_it_matters\" >Why it matters<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2\/#What_still_isnt_known\" >What still isn\u2019t known<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/women-equal-men-in-computing-skill-but-are-less-confident-2\/#Whats_next\" >What\u2019s next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Women equal men in computing skill, but are less confident<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            In the workplace, women are as good as men when it comes to computing performance, but there is still a gender gap when it comes to confidence, according to our new research.<\/p>\n<p>As <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=gRlnlTIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">professors<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=GL7KSNkAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works&amp;gmla=AJsN-F4zOLZSu0odQi5t-MQgRvBc4bh-e_HJMfczDVCjw5FT31o9zRttWRIB-TV1XfU1nW7Ap2XqGQ_4SCeYnAcS9DrdKIsRnXlKNF0jbykCgtS3bThJS1Mwe\">of business<\/a>, we <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/08874417.2020.1717397\">studied how well men and women<\/a> in midlevel business jobs performed on computing tasks. We also asked them to rate how they thought they did.<\/p>\n<p>Study participants were randomly assigned basic, inter<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te or advanced problems on laptops, tablets or mobile devices, while seated, standing or walking slowly.<\/p>\n<p>We found no difference in the performance between men and women in the total number of questions answered correctly or the time taken to answer the questions. In only one scenario did men perform slightly better \u2013 while completing a basic task, on a tablet, while seated (76.3% correct for men versus 64% correct for women). Otherwise, women and men performed equally.<\/p>\n<p>There was a statistically significant difference, however, in how men and women rated their own performance. Women were less confident of their answers in all scenarios \u2013 3.5 for women versus 3.88 for men on a scale of 1 to 5 \u2013 despite having performed equally to men in all but one.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_it_matters\"><\/span>Why it matters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With a rapid expansion of employment in STEM areas, the shortage of qualified labor has risen to the level of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aip.org\/fyi\/2019\/panel-warns-us-faces-stem-workforce-supply-challenges\">national importance<\/a>. Yet the proportion of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ngcproject.org\/ngcp-publications-0\">women in STEM careers remains around 24%<\/a> even though women make up almost 50% of the overall workforce. The causes of this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00221546.2016.1257306\">gender gap<\/a> are often attributed to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-tech-field-failed-a-25-year-challenge-to-achieve-gender-equality-by-2020-culture-change-is-key-to-getting-on-track-144779\">cultural and institutional biases against women in technology fields<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/files.eric.ed.gov\/fulltext\/ED523766.pdf\">governments and other institutions<\/a> have made significant efforts to reduce this gap.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_still_isnt_known\"><\/span>What still isn\u2019t known<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No one knows for sure why women with demonstrably the same computing skills as men are less confident. This lack of confidence has been found in other STEM-related areas. For example, one study of university students found that among men and women who performed equally well in mathematics courses, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genderandset.open.ac.uk\/index.php\/genderandset\/article\/view\/452\">women perceived themselves to be significantly worse at math<\/a> than their male counterparts. Another study that focused on the adoption of mobile learning <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> shows, while the gender gap has all but dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared, there is still a significant gap when it comes to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/genderandset.open.ac.uk\/index.php\/genderandset\/article\/viewFile\/446\/811\">how women perceive their confidence with this technology<\/a> versus how men perceive it. Some research found that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1145\/2980783.2980785\">technical skills were more consistently stereotyped by both men and women<\/a> than were nontechnical skills. Further research is needed to explore the reasons for lack of female confidence so that effective mitigation approaches can be put in place.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_next\"><\/span>What\u2019s next<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwit.org\/sites\/default\/files\/legacy\/pdf\/NCWIT_TheFacts_rev2010.pdf\">made the case that<\/a> companies need better participation of women in the STEM workforce <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/MC.2013.97\">for greater innovation and productivity<\/a>. These efforts have had some success, but other avenues are needed to promote STEM careers to women and help them to believe in their abilities.<\/p>\n<p>To address this issue, secondary schools and universities are promoting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwitts.org\/\">computing careers to young women<\/a>, while tech companies have made concerted efforts to promote and hire more women for high-profile jobs involving technology.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to work on understanding how to narrow the gender gap and explore ways to increase female participation in computer fields.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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