E-learning Material on Gender Equality in Information System Professions
: Brita Somerkoski, Reima Suomi
: International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management, and E-Learning
: 2020
: IC4E 2020: Proceedings of the 2020 11th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management, and E-Learning
: ACM Proceedings
: 174
: 179
: 978-1-4503-7294-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3377571.3377614
: https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3377571.3377614
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/46947722
Gender equality is a worldwide actual issue touching upon every one of us. Without gender equality, we cannot reach a sustainable world. Information technology seems to be a domain and professional area where men have traditionally dominated, without any good reason. There is a worldwide call for more women to become IS professionals. In this article, we review what kind of open-access material to educate about gender equality in Information System domain and professions can be found. Together 6 (n=6) material sets were found, mainly targeted for adolescents. Public bodies such as UN or UNESCO provide open source materials, though activity of some private parties can also be found.