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# LAWCC 2021
XIII Congress of Latin American Women in Computing 2021

### Proceedings of the XIII Congress of Latin American Women in Computing 2021 (LAWCC 2021)
co-located with XLVII Latin American Computer Conference (CLEI 2021)

### San José, Costa Rica, October 28, 2021.

Edited by

### María Estrada *
Alicia García-Holgado **

* Tecnológico de Costa Rica, School of Computer Engineering, Cartago, Costa Rica
** Universidad de Salamanca, GRIAL Research Group, Computer Science Department, Salamanca, Spain

## Table of Contents

- Preface

- The first experiences of the UNA STEM network 1-11
  Irene Hernández, Maria Arias Andres, Carolina Esquivel Dobles, Khalia Calvo Sánchez, Francisco Loría Valverde, Christian Chaverri Ramos
- Gender gap perception of computer science students in Costa Rica: a case study in two public universities 12-21
  Alicia García-Holgado, Maria Estrada, Gabriela Marín, Francisco José García-Peñalvo
- STEM females Ecuador, initiative, and the labor scenery 22-34
  Germania Rodriguez Morales, Samanta Cueva Carrión, Luz María Tobar, Andrea Carrión Herrera
- Niñas Pro: an initiative to educate, inspire and empower women 35-46
  Mabel Vidal, Jazmine Maldonado, Teresa Bracamonte, Florencia Miranda, Antonia Labarca, Jocelyn Simmonds
- Computing for girls in elementary school in Brazil: A mapping of literature 47-56
  Maristela Holanda, Alice Lima, Alice Borges, Kailany Ketulhe, Carla Koike, Roberta B. Oliveira, Aleteia P. F. Araujo
- An experience on virtual hands-on workshops to bring teenage girls to Computer Science in Uruguay 57-68
  Andrea Delgado, Aiala Rosá, Adriana Marotta, Camila Sanz, Raquel Sosa, Mercedes Marzoa, Lorena Etcheverry
- GoGirls: gender equity integrated into digital literacy 69-80
  Emely Vitória V. Albernaz, Valguima Odakura
- An analysis of the reproduction of gender bias in the speech of Alexa virtual assistant 81-92
  Christiane B. Oliveira, Marilia A. Amaral
- A scientific research overview at the Brazilian Computer Society Congress: a feminine perspective 93-104
  Thalia S. Santana, Adriano H. Braga

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