There is extensive literature concerning women's low participation in the technology industry. However, little is known about the relational aspect of women's participation in information technology–related degrees. This study focused mainly on relational sensibility and women's experience of the situation as it is, and how they imagine it could be and should be, as potential life projects are formulated in relation to, and with, others as they engage in 4-year undergraduate degrees in computer science (CS) or information technology (IT). Data were generated from five semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion with seven women (n = 12 participants). The women in this study enrolled in an undergraduate degree as they were able to solve complex IT problems by themselves and then help others. Further, the self-positioning and the positioning by others created emotional tension and effected the women's relational sensibilities. Most of the women were undecided about their future career in IT because of the lack of transparency and information about what is involved in employment in the field. We argue that moral imagination provides a different perspective to understand women's underrepresentation in the CS and IT fields.

关于女性在科技行业的参与度低的文献很多。但是，关于妇女参与信息技术相关学位的关系方面知之甚少。这项研究主要关注关系敏感性和女性对现状的体验，以及当与潜在的生活项目相关并与其他人一起就读四年制本科课程时，她们如何想象以及应该如何应对。计算机科学（CS）或信息技术（IT）学位。数据来自五次半结构化访谈以及与七名女性进行的焦点小组讨论（n = 12位参与者）。本研究中的女性攻读了本科学位，因为他们能够自己解决复杂的IT问题，然后帮助他人。此外，自我定位和其他人的定位造成了情绪紧张，并影响了女性的关系敏感性。由于缺乏透明度以及有关该领域就业情况的信息，大多数女性对未来的IT事业不确定。我们认为道德想象力提供了不同的视角来理解女性在CS和IT领域中的代表性不足。