Micro-inequities and immigration backgrounds in the software industry
Micro-inequities are subtle, repetitive, and often unintentional forms of negative messaging, that can account for a significant burden over time. Research shows that racial and gender minority groups are more likely to experience micro-inequities, and that micro-inequities have a significant negative effect on self-esteem, work performance and career advancement. However, research on micro-inequities in the software industry, particularly with an immigration perspective, is non-existent. To bridge this gap, we investigate the experiences of software practitioners, regarding micro-inequities in the software industry from an immigration perspective. We surveyed 135 immigrant and non-immigrant software practitioners working in technical roles about verbal, nonverbal and environmental micro-inequities. Our results show that immigrants experience nine out of 27 investigated forms of micro-inequities significantly more than non-immigrants. These include not being given credit for their work, feeling excluded from key social or networking opportunities and being assumed to be less competent, assertive or intelligent. A conscious effort is needed to reduce micro-inequities from the software industry to serve an increasingly diverse, pluralistic workforce. Our study can serve as an incentive for practitioners to adopt (more) inclusive work practices and to raise awareness about micro-inequities in the community.
Wed 17 AprDisplayed time zone: Lisbon change
14:00 - 15:30 | Human and Social 2Research Track / Software Engineering Education and Training / Software Engineering in Society / Demonstrations at Glicínia Quartin Chair(s): Ayushi Rastogi University of Groningen, The Netherlands | ||
14:00 15mTalk | Causal Relationships and Programming Outcomes: A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Experiment Research Track Hammad Ahmad University of Michigan, Madeline Endres University of Michgain, Kaia Newman Carnegie Mellon University, Priscila Santiesteban University of Michigan, Emma Shedden University of Michigan, Westley Weimer University of Michigan | ||
14:15 15mTalk | Training App Developers in a Software Studio: The Business Nano Challenge Experience Software Engineering Education and Training Tania Mara Dors Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Ana Paula Schran de Almeida Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Lohine Mussi Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Fabio Vinicius Binder Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Sheila Reinehr Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Andreia Malucelli Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná | ||
14:30 15mTalk | Breaking Barriers: Investigating the Sense of Belonging Among Women and Non-Binary Students in Software Engineering Software Engineering Education and Training Lina Boman University of Gothenburg, Jonatan Andersson University of Gothenburg, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto Chalmers | University of Gothenburg | ||
14:45 15mTalk | Micro-inequities and immigration backgrounds in the software industry Software Engineering in Society | ||
15:00 15mTalk | Alexa, is the skill always safe? Uncover Lenient Skill Vetting Process and Protect User Privacy at Run Time Software Engineering in Society Tu Le University of California, Irvine, Dongfang Zhao Indiana University Bloomington, Zihao Wang Indiana University Bloomington, XiaoFeng Wang Indiana University Bloomington, Yuan Tian Media Attached | ||
15:15 7mTalk | CodeGRITS: A Research Toolkit for Developer Behavior and Eye Tracking in IDE Demonstrations Ningzhi Tang University of Notre Dame, Junwen An , Meng Chen , Aakash Bansal University of Notre Dame, Yu Huang Vanderbilt University, Collin McMillan University of Notre Dame, Toby Jia-Jun Li University of Notre Dame |