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ICSE 2019
Sat 25 - Fri 31 May 2019 Montreal, QC, Canada
Wed 29 May 2019 14:00 - 14:20 at Van-Horne - Gender and Trust Chair(s): Kelly Blincoe

It has been well-known that the software development profession lacks gender diversity, particularly in the technical leadership positions. Researchers and practitioners have spent tremendous efforts on identifying the problems and finding solutions. However, most of the existing software engineering literature focuses on the explicit gender biases but ignores implicit gender biases. To fill this gap, the study sought to empirically investigate whether professional software engineers hold implicit gender biases related to women in the software development profession, and examine whether these implicit biases predict discriminatory decision-making. Using data from 142 professional software engineers in seven organizations, our study yields a rich set of concerning findings. First, we find that implicit biases were pervasive–both male and female software engineers implicitly associated software development professions, particular technical leadership roles, with men, not women, and also associated women with the home and family. Besides, people often cannot resist their implicit gender biases and make decisions in gender-neutral ways while they do well in resisting their explicit gender biases.

Wed 29 May

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14:00 - 15:30
Gender and TrustSoftware Engineering in Society / Posters at Van-Horne
Chair(s): Kelly Blincoe University of Auckland
14:00
20m
Talk
Implicit Gender Biases in Professional Software Development: An Empirical StudySEIS
Software Engineering in Society
Yi Wang Rochester Institute of Technology, David Redmiles University of California, Irvine
Pre-print
14:20
20m
Talk
Gender Diversity and Women in Software Teams: How Do They Affect Community Smells?SEIS
Software Engineering in Society
Gemma Catolino University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Zurich, Damian Andrew Tamburri TU/e, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology, Filomena Ferrucci University of Salerno
Pre-print
14:40
20m
Talk
Trust beyond computation alone: Human aspects of trust in blockchain technologiesSEIS
Software Engineering in Society
Barnaby Craggs University of Bristol, Awais Rashid University of Bristol, UK
15:00
5m
Poster
Reinforcing Diversity Company Policies: Insights From StackOverflow Developers Survey
Posters
Karina Kohl Silveira School of Technology at PUCRS University, Rafael Prikladnicki School of Technology at PUCRS University, Soraia Musse , Isabel Manssour , Renata Vieira
15:05
5m
Poster
When Software Development Meets the Shopfloor: The Case of Industrial Fablabs
Posters
15:10
5m
Poster
A Decentralized Application for Fostering Biodiversity: Opportunities and Challenges
Posters
Jagadeesh Chandra Bose R P Accenture, Vikrant Kaulgud Accenture Labs, India, Mauro Rebelo , Sanjay Podder Accenture
15:15
15m
Talk
Discussion PeriodSEIS
Software Engineering in Society