1. ALISE Gender SIG Webinar Dr. Sharon Stoerger Dr. Rebecca Reynolds Rutgers, School of Communication & Information December 11, 2015

2. Gender Inequality and Technology  Technology is part of our daily lives  Tech industry growth  Technology jobs –Growing opportunities –High pay –In-demand jobs

3. Women, Occupations, & Technology https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/btn_04032015_web.pdf

4. Diversity & the IT Workforce https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/btn_04032015_web.pdf

5. http://graphics.wsj.com/diversity-in-tech-companies/

7. Women, IT, and Higher Education https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/btn_04032015_web.pdf

8. Images of Computer Science

9. SC&I Departments and Programs Departments Communication Journalism and Media Studies Library and Information Science Undergraduate Programs BA in Communication BA in Journalism and Media Studies BA in Information Technology and Informatics Minor in Digital Communication, Information, and Media Minor in Gender and Media http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/

10. What is the ITI program?  Information Technologies –Evaluate –Implement –Use –Manage  Focus = people as users of technology http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/iti

11. Growth in the ITI Program SP14FA14SP15FA15 Female89115109158 Male272356332442 Total Students 361471441600

12. ITI Gender Demographics SP14 %FA14 %SP15 %FA15% Female 25%24%25%26% Male 75%76%75%74%

13. ITI Female Students & Ethnicity Ethnic Code SP14 % of Students FA14 % of Students SP15 % of Students FA15 % of Students Asian46%52% 50% White, Non- Hispanic 27%25%27%23% Black, Non- Hispanic 15%11%10%13%

14. ITI Male Students & Ethnicity Ethnic Code SP14 % of Students FA14 % of Students SP15 % of Students FA15 % of Students White, Non- Hispanic 45% 39% Asian32%31% 36% Hispanic, Non- Puerto- Rican 6%9% 10%

15. Improving Diversity in the ITI Program  Focus group session  Women in ITI (WITI) student organization  Membership in the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)  Connections to Master of Information (MI) program in LIS

16. Focus Group Feedback  Support –Program –Faculty  Proposed initiatives –Networking Developing a speaker series Hosting/organizing events Social Media –Raising awareness about ITI –Student-led tutoring/study groups

17. Women in ITI (WITI)

18. WITI Events & Accomplishments

19. ITI and NCWIT

20. ITI Students & Graduate School Options

21. Questions? Sharon Stoerger, Ph.D. Director, Information Technology and Informatics (ITI) Program Email: sharon.stoerger@rutgers.edusharon.stoerger@rutgers.edu Rebecca Reynolds, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, LIS Email: rebecca.reynolds@rutgers.edurebecca.reynolds@rutgers.edu