Cracking the Digital Ceiling

Introduction Carol Frieze and Jeria L. Quesenberry; Part I. Global Perspectives: 1. An inegalitarian paradox Tiffany Chow and Maria Charles; 2. Perspectives from the UNESCO Science Report 2015 Toward 2030 Sophia Huyer; 3. Field studies of women in Europe, North America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific Eileen M. Trauth; Part II. Regional Perspectives: 4. Socio-cultural complexities of Latin American and Caribbean women in computing Palma Buttles and Fred Valdez, Jr; 5. A gender perspective on computer science education in Israel Orit Hazzan, Efrat Nativ-Ronen and Tatiana Umansky; 6. Factors influencing women's ability to enter the IT workforce Sophia Huyer and Nancy J. Hafkin; Part III. Cultural Perspectives from the United States of America and Europe: 7. Against all odds Monica Adya; 8. Cultures and context in tech Sally Applin; 9. Perspectives of women with disabilities in computing Brianna Blaser, Cynthia Bennett, Richard Ladner, Sheryl Burgstahler and Jennifer Mankoff; 10. An interview with Dr Sue Black, OBE, computer scientist and computing evangelist Sue Black; 11. An overview of the Swedish educational system with a focus on women in computer science Sinna Lindquist and Ingrid Melinder; 12. Portugal: perspective on women in computing Arminda Guerra Lopes; 13. Women in computing: the situation in Russia Evgeniy K. Khenner; Part IV. Cultural Perspectives from Asia-Pacific: 14. More Chinese women needed to hold up half the computing sky Ming Zhang and Yichun Yin; 15. How the perception of young Malaysians towards science and mathematics influences their decision to study computer science Mazliza Othman and Rodziah Latih; 16. Of pedestals and professions: female software engineers in Tamil cinema Joyojeet Pal; 17. Women in computing education: a western or a global problem? Lessons from India Roli Varma; 18. Challenging attitudes and disrupting stereotypes of gender and computing in Australia Catherine Lang; Conclusion.