Intersectionality as a Methodological Tool for Understanding Undergraduate Women of Color’s Experiences as Computing and Engineering Majors

Luis Leyva

Luis Leyva

Vanderbilt University

This project conceptualizes intersectionality as a methodological tool for better understanding the experiences of women of color (WOC) pursuing majors in computing and engineering (C&E).  A three-tiered analytical framework will be used to capture ideological, institutional, and relational influences on the experiences of WOC and their identity construction as C&E majors and counter-stories are then used to illuminate their specific experiences as C&E majors at a large, predominantly white university.