I. Global perspectives -- An inegalitarian paradox : on the uneven gendering of computing work around the world / Tiffany Chow and Maria Charles -- A global perspective on women in information technology : perspectives from the "UNESCO science report 2015 : towards 2030" / Sophia Huyer -- Field studies of women in Europe, North America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific : a theoretical explanation for the gender imbalance in information technology / Eileen M. Trauth -- II. Regional perspectives -- Socio-cultural complexities of Latin American and Caribbean women in computing / Palma Buttles and Fred Valdez, Jr. -- A gender perspective on computer science education in Israel : from high school, through the military and academia to the tech industry / Orit Hazzan, Efrat Nativ-Ronen and Tatiana Umansky -- Factors influencing women's ability to enter the information technology workforce : case studies of five Sub-Saharan African countries / Sophia Huyer and Nancy J. Hafkin -- III. Cultural perspectives from the United States and Europe -- Against all odds : culture and context in the female information technology professional's career choice and experiences / Monica P. Adya -- Cultures and context in tech : a dynamic system / Sally Applin -- Perspectives of women with disabilities in computing / Brianna Blaser, Cynthia Bennett, Richard Ladner, Sheryl Burgstahler, and Jennifer Mankoff -- An interview with Dr. Sue Black, OBE, computer scientist and computing evangelist / Sue Black -- An overview of the Swedish educational system with a focus on women in computer science : looking back to learn for the future / Sinna Lindquist and Ingrid Melinder -- Portugal : perspectives on women in computing / Arminda Guerra Lopes -- Women in computing : the situation in Russia / Evgeniy K. Khenner -- IV. Cultural perspectives from Asia-Pacific -- More Chinese women are needed to hold up half the computing sky / Ming Zhang and Yichun Yin -- How the perception of young Malaysians toward science and mathematics influences their decision to study computer science / Mazliza Othman and Rodziah Latih -- Women as software engineers in Indian Tamil cinema / Joyojeet Pal -- Women in computing education: a Western or a global problem? Lessons from India / Roli Varma -- Challenging attitudes and disrupting stereotypes of gender and computing in Australia: are we doing it right? / Catherine Lang.