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Appendix E-20: Academic Women of Color in Computing: A Testimony on the Issues and Possible Solutions
Pages 237-241

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... . It was further noted that within computer science, the percentage of minority women earning doctorates went from zero in 1975 to only 2.1 percent in 2008 (corresponding to just fourteen minority women)
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... Diverse representation is very important with respect to membership on committees, ranging from institutional committees to professional committees. In computing, 33 The CRA Taulbee survey data includes approximately 150 US institutions granting PhDs in Computer Science.
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... providing significant support based upon common experiences. The blending-in networks are necessary to identify effective strategies for navigating the political environment and being successful with promotions.
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... We recognize that the numbers are very small, but it is important to understand the trends to avoid developing programs that neglect academic women of color in computing. Lastly, it is important to provide resources for establishing virtual and in-person networks of academic women of color in computing to allow for the needed "sticking together" and "blending in" mentoring, the sharing of best practices, and for senior academic women of color in computing to be visible role models to junior academic women of color as well as women students of color.
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... . Teaching in predominantly White colleges and universities.
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