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- Title
"Changing the Face of Technology": Storytelling as Intersectional Feminist Practice in Coding Organizations.
- Authors
Rea, E. Ashley
- Abstract
Purpose: This article shares insights from an ongoing study of activist coding organizations offering coding education programs designed to increase access, representation, and equity in technology. In particular, this research seeks to better understand storytelling practices of women working in technology. Methods: This qualitative study deployed participant observation and semi-structured interviews with organizers, instructors, and participants. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed with a grounded theory approach. Results: This study reveals how women programmers strategically craft a counterstory practice to resist exclusionary workplace narratives. Conclusions: This research demonstrates how women in technology deploy counterstory to work to transform access to coding education, support women's professional development, and change workplace culture.
- Publication
Technical Communication, 2021, Vol 68, Issue 4, p26
- ISSN
0049-3155
- Publication type
Article