The main factors explaining IT Career Choices of Female Students in Bolivia.

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBoris Branisa
dc.contributor.authorPatricia Cabero
dc.contributor.authorIndira R. Guzman
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T15:17:14Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T15:17:14Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCitaciones: 3
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we explore the factors explaining why Bolivian women are less likely to choose careers in information technology (IT). Through interviews and two focus groups we found that, among the factors highlighted in the international literature, the factors lifestyle values or work-family balance preferences, and stereotypes and prejudices related to gender are the ones that are most relevant in the Bolivian case. In addition, we identified three other relevant factors influencing career choice: (1) parents of students have a crucial influence on the choice of the major. To a lesser extent, we found that (2) study costs in careers in IT can influence the choices, and that (3) the training at school in the area of mathematics is relevant.
dc.identifier.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2021/adv_info_systems_general_track/adv_info_systems_general_track/30
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/51483
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systems
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of the Association for Information Systems
dc.sourceUniversidad Católica Bolivia San Pablo
dc.subjectComputer science
dc.subjectMathematics education
dc.titleThe main factors explaining IT Career Choices of Female Students in Bolivia.
dc.typearticle

Files

Collections

Artículo Científico Publicado