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A Perpetual Glass Ceiling? The Position of Women in the ICT Sector
Sobina, Anastasiia ; Žouželková Bartošová, Marie (oponent) ; Ellederová, Eva (vedoucí práce)
The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis is to examine women’s position in the ICT sector. This thesis analyses the low representation of women in the ICT professions and in the ICT companies. It also deals with the hypothesis that females are facing a so-called “glass ceiling” that prevents women and minorities from obtaining upper-level positions, basing on stereotypes and prejudices. The theoretical part of this thesis consists of the following topics: the role of women in the historical development of computers, the list of some of the most outstanding females in the computer science world, the reasons for under-representation of female specialists in the ICT sector, the concept of “glass ceiling” and the description of the current situation in Europe, specifically in the Czech Republic, which is also complemented by the research statistics of the Czechitas organization. The information was collected by studying literature and analysing studies related to the topic. In the empirical part of this thesis, qualitative and quantitative research was conducted. The data were gathered by means of a questionnaire survey and interviews.
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