Why are more than half of computing students women in Malaysia?
For one thing, working indoors aligns well with traditional women’s roles and a safe environment. Also, parents widely believed that computing jobs would flourish, so they encouraged both sons and daughters to pursue computing degrees. Aligning computing with female students’ goals and encouragement by parents could be successful strategies in the U.S., too. 5. Students and employees “bring their culture” with them when they join organizations. We need to understand the implications of these transplanted cultures. For example, some cultures view computer science as a masculine discipline and others as a women-friendly field. In some cultures, women are not allowed to choose their profession, but rather their parents, their government or their husband have a strong influence.
