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Women In Tech : Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition

@inproceedings{Smith2015WomenIT,
  title={Women In Tech : Addressing the Root Causes of Attrition},
  author={Virginia Smith},
  year={2015}
}
There remains a staggering absence of women in technology-related fields. Enabling diversity is not only a social imperative, but also a competitive advantage for companies and institutions resulting in demonstratively greater returns. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive look at technology’s gender gap and give evidence of the benefits of gender diversity. Acknowledging this divide is merely a first step. We further devise and execute a broad study of women in technology, and our results… Expand
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