GaiT - the Gender and Information Technology Project

ANSN has joined GaIT, as an Industry Partner. This project involves researchers from three universities, who are investigating why girls continue to be under-represented in university IT courses. Key research questions have included: * What are girls’ and boys’ beliefs about IT courses, and what are the sources of these beliefs? * How do girls and boys choose or reject IT career related courses at the post-secondary level? * How do high school curriculum structures, school contexts and teaching practices affect boys’ and girls’ interests in pursuing studies in IT-related areas

Snapshot from Research - Gender and the Study of Information Technology: Ongoing Challenges

Dr Julianne Lynch, a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University, is a member of the Gender and Information Technology (GaIT) 1 national project research team.

In this ANSN Snapshot from Research, Dr Lynch refers to findings from the GaIT study, to draw our attention to:

  • the declining student interest in studying Information Technology (IT) subjects;
  • the persistent gender gap in enrolments in IT subjects at school and university; and
  • issues related to school IT education that might contribute to the gender gap and to the more general decline in participation in this area of study.

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