7 Reasons for You to Promote Gender Diversity in IT

Authors

  • Aletéia Araújo University of Brasília
  • Claudia Cappeli Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
  • Fabíola Nakamura Federal University of Amazonas
  • Luciana B. Frigo Federal University of Santa Catarina
  • Luciana Salgado Fluminense Federal University
  • Mirella M. Moro Federal University of Mato Grosso
  • Ramayane Braga Federal Institute of Goiás
  • Renata Viegas Federal University of Paraíba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5753/compbr.2021.44.4441

Keywords:

Gender, Diversity, Women in Computing, Gender in IT

Abstract

The paper presents some fundamental benefits for organizations to welcome more diverse teams and, mainly, for people to engage in a diversity agenda.

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Published

2021-06-01

How to Cite

Araújo, A., Cappeli, C., Nakamura, F., Frigo, L. B., Salgado, L., Moro, M. M., Braga, R., & Viegas, R. (2021). 7 Reasons for You to Promote Gender Diversity in IT. Brazil Computing, 44(44), 41–45. https://doi.org/10.5753/compbr.2021.44.4441

Issue

No. 44 (2021)

Section

Papers

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