Improving gender equality in hackathons: an IS contribution

Une contribution SI pour améliorer l'égalité de genre dans les hackathons

Chantal Morley ()
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Chantal Morley: IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]

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Abstract: Women's access to the IT sector and their career advancement are often hindered by a persistent stereotype that associates technical expertise with masculinity. Although overt discrimination based on this stereotype is being addressed in many organizations, the stereotype persists through informal interactions that perpetuate a culture of inequality, which largely explains the underrepresentation of women. Inclusion is seen as a response to these inequalities and requires further research. With this in mind, we drew on the findings of an ethnographic study describing several hackathon cases, and analyzed them using an IT inclusion model. We identified actions likely to transform a social system structured on the gender-technology stereotype—that is, to change the dynamics of interactions and improve gender equality.

Keywords: Gender; Technology; Stereotype; Inclusion; Hackathon; Genre; Technologie; Stéréotype (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-05-20
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Published in AIM 2026 : 31ème conférence annuelle de l'Association Information et Management. "Aux frontières des systèmes d'information", Haute École spécialisée de Suisse occidentale = HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland = Fachhochschule Westschweiz [Schweiz] [HES-SO]; Association Information et Management (AIM), May 2026, Neuchâtel, Suisse

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