The low number of women in the information technology (IT) field is a concern. The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors behind the exclusion of girls from the IT field.,The present work includes a narrative literature review and an exploratory interview study with ten girls and six study guidance counsellors (GCs) from Finnish senior high schools. Using the nexus analysis as a theoretical lens, the authors examined the exclusion of girls from IT.,Earlier literature directed attention to the cultural norms, assumptions and stereotypes still prevalent in society and the lack of role models and positive media as factors contributing to girls excluding themselves from the IT field. In this research study’s data, the authors not only found evidence of the unintentional exclusion of girls from IT by others but also by the girls themselves. Findings of this research study illustrate the various discourses, actors and their interactions, their background and history-related factors affecting girls' career choices. The novelty of this study is in approaching high school as a site of exclusion, where problematic discourses, interactions and histories come together, reproducing exclusion of girls from the IT field.,The authors contribute with a literature review of the research study on gender and IT and the inclusion/exclusion dynamics around IT. Using the nexus analysis, the authors identify the exclusion dynamics in this complex social issue. Several decades of research have shown that the inclusion of women remains low in IT disciplines. In this study, high schools are viewed as sites of exclusion, engendering a prevalent lack of information and education on the field. The authors offer novel insights into the role of curriculum, GCs and online information excluding girls from the IT field.

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IT 女孩：故意自我排斥还是高中产品作为排斥场所？

信息技术（IT）领域的女性人数少令人担忧。本文的目的是研究将女孩排除在 IT 领域之外的因素。目前的工作包括对芬兰高中的 10 名女孩和 6 名学习指导顾问 (GC) 进行的叙述性文献回顾和探索性访谈研究。 . 作者使用关联分析作为理论视角，研究了将女孩排除在 IT 之外的情况。早期文献将注意力集中在社会中仍然普遍存在的文化规范、假设和陈规定型观念以及缺乏榜样和积极媒体作为影响女孩的因素将自己排除在 IT 领域之外。在这项研究的数据中，作者不仅发现了其他人无意中将女孩排除在 IT 之外的证据，而且还发现了女孩自己。这项研究的结果说明了影响女孩职业选择的各种话语、参与者及其互动、背景和历史相关因素。这项研究的新颖之处在于将高中视为一个排斥的场所，在那里有问题的话语、互动和历史汇集在一起​​，再现了 IT 领域对女孩的排斥。 IT 和围绕 IT 的包容/排除动态。使用关联分析，作者确定了这个复杂社会问题中的排斥动态。几十年的研究表明，女性在 IT 学科中的参与度仍然很低。在这项研究中，高中被视为排斥的场所，导致该领域普遍缺乏信息和教育。