Resumen

BERRO, Inti  y  TOMASSINI, Cecilia. Gender Gaps in Computing and Information and communication technologies Sector in Uruguay: Analysis and Challenges. Infor [online]. 2024, vol.29, n.2, e209.  Epub 01-Dic-2024. ISSN 2301-1378.  https://doi.org/10.35643/info.29.2.9.

The low participation of women in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) continues to be a relevant issue globally due to persistent gender disparities in this sector. Explanations for this phenomenon demonstrate that it is a multifaceted issue involving individual, relational, and structural aspects of gender roles. At the national level, despite women constituting more than 60% of enrollments in tertiary education, their presence in key careers for the ICT sector barely reaches 23% (CUTI, 2019). This work seeks to identify explanatory factors for the low participation of women in Computing-related careers. To achieve this, first, a review and categorization of specialized literature at the international level are proposed. Secondly, an analysis will be conducted on the perception of qualified informants regarding the causes of underrepresentation of women in computer-related careers at the national level. The combination of these two analytical approaches enables the generation of relevant evidence regarding the manifestation of gender barriers in different educational stages, throughout the lifespan, and at various levels, from the individual to the structural. The obtained results have the potential to contribute to the design of policies aimed to address gender inequalities in the ICT sector.

Palabras clave : GENDER GAPS; ICT; ENGINEERING; COMPUTING; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW.

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