document: Women in computing : what brings them to it , what keeps them in it ? Career stereotyping and misperceptions about the nature of computing are substantive reasons for the under representation of women in professional computing careers . In this study , 15 women who have work experience in several aspects of computing were asked about their reasons for entering computing , what they liked about working in computing , and what they disliked . While there are many common threads , there are also individual differences . Common reasons for choosing computing as a career included : exposure to computing in a setting which enabled them to see the versatility of computers ; the influence of someone close to them ; personal abilities which they perceived to be appropriate for a career in computing ; and characteristics of such careers which appealed to them . Generally , women working in the field enjoy the work they are doing . Dislikes arising from their work experiences are more likely to be associated with people and politics than with the work they do-and they would like to have more female colleagues
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extractive_keyphrases: career stereotyping personal abilities politics misperceptions women professional computing careers