ICSE 2024
Fri 12 - Sun 21 April 2024 Lisbon, Portugal
Fri 19 Apr 2024 16:15 - 16:30 at Luis de Freitas Branco - Human and Social 8 Chair(s): Alexander Serebrenik

Context. Women remain significantly underrepresented in software engineering, leading to a lasting gender gap in the software industry. This disparity starts in education and extends into the industry, causing challenges such as hostile work environments and unequal opportunities. Addressing these issues is crucial for fostering an inclusive and diverse software engineering workforce. Aim. This study aims to enhance the literature on women in software engineering, exploring their journey from academia to industry, and discussing perspectives, challenges, and support. We focus on Brazilian women to extend existing research, which has largely focused on North American and European contexts. Method. In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional survey, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data, focusing on women’s experiences in software engineering, to explore their journey from university to the software industry. Findings. Our findings highlight persistent challenges faced by women in software engineering, including gender bias, harassment, work-life imbalance, undervaluation, low sense of belonging, and impostor syndrome. These difficulties commonly emerge from university experiences and continue to affect women throughout their entire careers. Conclusion. In summary, our study identifies systemic challenges in women’s software engineering journey, emphasizing the need for organizational commitment to address these issues. We provide actionable recommendations for practitioners.

Fri 19 Apr

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16:00 - 17:30
16:00
15m
Talk
Property-Based Testing in PracticeACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award
Research Track
Harrison Goldstein University of Pennsylvania, Joseph W. Cutler University of Pennsylvania, Daniel Dickstein Jane Street, Benjamin C. Pierce University of Pennsylvania, Andrew Head University of Pennsylvania
16:15
15m
Talk
Navigating the Path of Women in Software Engineering: From Academia to Industry
Software Engineering in Society
Tatalina Oliveira CESAR School, Ann Barcomb Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Helda Barros CESAR School, Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Cesar França CESAR School
Pre-print
16:30
15m
Talk
Early Career Software Developers - Are You Sinking or Swimming?
Software Engineering in Society
Xin Zhao Seattle University, Narissa Tsuboi Seattle University
Pre-print Media Attached
16:45
15m
Talk
An experience report on the use of Active Learning in Empirical Software Engineering Education: Understanding the pros and cons from the student's perspective
Software Engineering Education and Training
Maria Alcimar Costa Meireles UFAM - Federal University of Amazonas, Sabrina Rocha UFAM - Federal University of Amazonas, José Carlos Maldonado Loggi Tecnologia and University of São Paulo - USP and, Tayana Conte Universidade Federal do Amazonas
17:00
15m
Talk
Teaching Software Ethics to Future Software Engineers
Software Engineering Education and Training
Aastha Pant Monash University, Simone Spiegler Monash University, Rashina Hoda Monash University, Jeremy Yoon Monash University, Nabeeb Yusuf Monash University, Tian Er Monash University, Shenyi Hu Monash University
17:15
7m
Talk
Mind the Gap: Gender, Micro-inequities and Barriers in Software Development
Journal-first Papers
Emitzá Guzmán Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ricarda Anna-Lena Fischer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Janey Kok Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam