RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Virtual Hands-On Workshops to Bring Teenage Girls to Computer Science in Uruguay: An Experience T2 Talleres virtuales prácticos para acercar chicas adolescentes a las ciencias de la computación en Uruguay: una experiencia A1 Delgado, Andrea A1 Rosá, Aiala A1 Marotta, Adriana A1 Sanz, Camila A1 Sosa, Raquel A1 Marzoa, Mercedes A1 Etcheverry, Lorena K1 Computer Science K1 gender gap K1 teenage girls high school K1 virtual hands-on workshops AB During the last decades the presence of women in the area of Computer Science hasdecreased in most countries. In the last years, at the Facultad de Ingeniería (School ofEngineering), Universidad de la República, Uruguay, we have carried out several activitieswith the goal of bringing girls closer to Computer Science area, on the occasion of Girls inICT Day. Through these activities, we intend to eliminate certain preconceived ideas andnegative stereotypes that promote girls’ distancing from careers of this area. This paperpresents the experience of the three virtual workshops carried out during 2021 (in virtualmodality, due to the COVID-19 pandemic), which focused on programming, data, andgeographic information systems, and the analysis of a set of virtual platforms consideredfor each workshop. PB Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de La Laguna SN e-2530-8424 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/31074 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/31074 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 25-nov-2024