Broadening Gender in Computing for Transgender and Nonbinary Learners

Gender disparities in computer science education have been a key focus of efforts to Broaden Participation in Computing (BPC). While the importance of outreach to women and girls has become well established, many researchers may not be aware of the needs of students who identify across and outside the gender binary. As more teens and young adults identify as transgender and/or nonbinary, computer science researchers and practitioners will need to understand how the needs of these students align with and diverge from those of their cisgender peers. In this position paper, we discuss how current BPC efforts targeted toward women and girls may unknowingly discourage transgender and especially nonbinary learners and call for the RESPECT community to Broaden Gender in Computing through additional research and discussion.

计算机科学教育中的性别差异一直是扩大计算参与（BPC）的努力的重点。尽管对妇女和女孩的宣传的重要性已经建立得很好，但许多研究人员可能并不意识到识别性别二进制的学生的需求。随着越来越多的青少年和年轻人认为是跨性别者和/或非二进制的，计算机科学研究人员和从业人员将需要了解这些学生的需求如何与他们的Cisgender同龄人相处并脱离。在该职位上，我们讨论了目前针对妇女和女孩的BPC努力如何在不知不觉中劝阻跨性别者，尤其是非二元学习者，并呼吁尊重社区通过其他研究和讨论来扩大计算中的性别。