Abstract

To address the issue of under-represented women in Entertainment Computing (EC), this paper builds on a set of theoretical references and ongoing projects to propose a set of guidelines that can be used to set up projects to improve inclusion of female and other people at risk of exclusion in top academic positions in STEM and in Entertainment Computing. This set is fourfold, including: 1. Knowledge development phase; 2. A strategy development and implementation process; 3. A push for strategic international networking, deploying mentors closely aligned to the aforementioned strategy; and 4. Sharing the project’s findings with the community.

Highlights

  • Gender balance within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and research is a well established scientific field [?] [?,?,?]

  • To address the issue of under-represented women in Entertainment Computing (EC), this paper builds on a set of theoretical references and ongoing projects to propose a set of guidelines that can be used to set up projects to improve inclusion of female and other people at risk of exclusion in top academic positions in STEM and in Entertainment Computing

  • Based on these local initiatives, best practices and related work, we propose a framework consisting of four main guidelines that can be integrated into projects or initiatives aimed at improving the gender balance in top academic positions in STEM

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Summary

Introduction

Gender balance within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and research is a well established scientific field [?] [?,?,?]. Several previous research projects [?,?,?] have - often individually - approached issues of gender bias in STEM employment at different academic and industry levels, but rarely within a comprehensive framework or from a more holistic view (e.g., considering gender and origins and cultural background jointly). Integrating these lessons could create a renewed push for gender equality in STEM and its sub-fields and may potentially be transferable to other diversity traits and characteristics. Our work is guided by two objectives: sustain participation of girls of diverse backgrounds and raising awareness for intersectionality of gender with other dimensions such as race and class among researchers)

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