Addressing Gender Gaps in Teens' Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy

Laura Amo

doi:10.1109/MSP.2016.12

Addressing Gender Gaps in Teens' Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy

Laura Amo

Management Science and Systems

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To increase women's representation in technology careers, it's important to spark and nurture their interest and confidence during middle and high school. A pilot study compares gender differences in cybersecurity self-efficacy and interest among teens at a five-day cybersecurity camp. Although males initially scored higher on the Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy Scale, the females caught up by week's end.

Original language	English
Article number	7397723
Pages (from-to)	72-75
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Security and Privacy
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2016.12
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Engagement and Self-Efficacy Scale
education
GenCyber
gender gap
security
STEM

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