Computer science (CS) has been identified as one of the fastest-growing professions, with demand for CS professionals far outpacing the supply of CS graduates. The necessity for a trained CS workforce has compelled industry and academia to evaluate strategies for broadening participation in CS. The current literature in CS education emphasizes the importance of social relationships and supports for individuals from underrepresented groups. Unfortunately, this literature has largely been limited to either the exploration of issues of women or that of underrepresented racial/ethnic groups. These limited views generalize characteristics of specific underrepresented groups without considering intersections between these groups. This quantitative study ( n = 3,206) addressed that shortcoming by leveraging inferential statistical methods to examine (i) the similarities and differences between the social CS-related experiences of Black women, Black men, and non-Black women in the United States; (ii) the relationship between these experiences and CS career choices; and (iii) the activities during which significant social experiences might occur. The results indicate that Black women's social experiences are often different from the experiences of both Black men and non-Black women. In particular, both Black men and non-Black women had more CS friends than Black women, whereas having these friends was more significant for the CS career choice for Black women. Introductions to CS in school, before college, were negatively related to career choice for all groups, whereas home support was positive for both Black women and men. This work suggests that considering intersectionality is important to understanding the needs of different individuals, as well as the importance of social supports for persistence in CS.

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黑人与女性的交集

计算机科学 (CS) 已被确定为增长最快的专业之一，对 CS 专业人士的需求远远超过 CS 毕业生的供应。训练有素的 CS 劳动力的必要性迫使工业界和学术界评估扩大 CS 参与度的策略。当前的 CS 教育文献强调社会关系的重要性以及对代表性不足群体的个人的支持。不幸的是，这些文献在很大程度上仅限于对女性问题或代表性不足的种族/族裔群体问题的探索。这些有限的观点概括了特定代表性不足的群体的特征，而没有考虑这些群体之间的交叉点。本定量研究（n= 3,206）通过利用推论统计方法来检查（i）美国黑人女性、黑人男性和非黑人女性的社会 CS 相关经历之间的异同，从而解决了这一缺陷；(ii) 这些经历与 CS 职业选择之间的关系；(iii) 可能发生重大社会经验的活动。结果表明，黑人女性的社会经历往往不同于黑人男性和非黑人女性的经历。特别是，黑人男性和非黑人女性的 CS 朋友都比黑人女性多，而拥有这些朋友对于黑人女性的 CS 职业选择更为重要。大学之前在学校介绍 CS 与所有群体的职业选择呈负相关，而家庭支持对黑​​人女性和男性都是积极的。这项工作表明，考虑交叉性对于理解不同个体的需求以及社会支持对 CS 持久性的重要性很重要。