The forgotten women: Study highlights the complete absence of female role models in IT education
18 November 2024
For the first time, researchers from ITU have examined gender representation in IT education at Danish high schools. Their findings revealed a striking absence of female role models in the teaching materials used in Denmark. The project has since received international recognition, and the researchers have presented their results at the ICER conference in Australia.
The IT University of Copenhagen has doubled the number of female IT students after a few years – a series of initiatives have a positive effect
15 March 2023
A DIREC project led by researchers from the IT University and the University of Southern Denmark shows that a series of efforts have provided a wider recruitment field in the computer science studies and reduced dropout rates.
High school teachers with a passion for information technology must scale up young people’s digital skills
24 November 2022
Universities will upskill Danish high school teachers with the latest IT knowledge and inspiration for teaching. Dedicated teachers are important inspiration for young people when choosing their course of study.
Our presence as female IT researchers is not in itself enough to create long-term change
Despite the fact that equality between male and female researchers, particularly in computer science and other IT disciplines, has received attention in both politics, media and research projects, development is making slow progress.
