LAWCC 2025
Latin American Women in Computing 2025

Table of Contents

• Preface
  Summary: There were 25 papers submitted for peer-review to this congress. Out of these, 18 papers were accepted for this volume.

• Building Futures in STEM from Southern Chile: Experiences to Foster Vocations and Promote Gender Equity 1-12
  Ana Bustamante Mora , Gabriela Reyes Vera , Adrialy Muci Nunez , Jaime Díaz Arancibia
• Sparking Interest: An Experience with Machine Learning and micro:bit on Girls in ICT Day 13-23
  Alejandra Armendariz , Julia Azziz , Isabel Briozzo , Rocío Cabral , Ximena Caporale , Mariana del Castillo , Romina García Camargo , Marina Gardella , Josefina Lema , Lara Raad , Claudina Rattaro , Carmen Salinas , Mariana Siniscalchi , Julieta Umpierrez
• Experiences and trajectories of graduates of integrated high school in Informatics: a qualitative analysis on the project Meninas Digitais no Cerrado 24-35
  Ramayane Bonacin Braga , Thalia Santos de Santana , Sara Luiz de Farias , Mirelle Amaral de São Bernardo , Marcos de Moraes Sousa
• The Contribution of Leiden Algorithm Approach in Spatial Mapping of Violence Against Women 36-47
  Maria Eduarda T. Souza , Thabatta M. A. de Araújo , Michel P. da Silva
• From code to community: scaling Niñas Pro for gender equity in computing 48-57
  Mabel Vidal , Sofía Hernández , Ignacio Osorio , Pillippa Pérez , Karen Reyes , Gonzalo Aichele
• The EntteR Project: Women-Led Innovation in Assistive Technologies for Gender-Focused Communicational Accessibility Strategies 58-69
  María Andrea Guisen
• Women in undergraduate programs: a case study on the most sought-after computing course in Brazil 70-79
  Sthefany Cristovam , Daniela dos Santos Santana
• Challenges and results of aiding in the construction of a Feminist AI Research Network 80-89
  María Estrada , Aurelio Sanabria , Jeff Schmidt , Cesar Garita
• Female participation in UGB's WISE Women in STEM Entrepreneurship program 90-101
  Gisela Espinoza , Jeany Argueta , Krissia Romero
• Insights and experiences from UGB's Youth in STEM program participants in El Salvador 102-112
  Gisela Espinoza , Jeany Argueta , Beatriz Zuniga
• Artificial Intelligence for High School Girls 113-124
  Luana Cruz , Maristela Holanda , Aleteia Araujo , Maria Emilia Walter
• Identification of association rules between characteristics of female students enrolled in computer science programs at the Facultad Politécnica of the Universidad Nacional de Asunción: A first approach 125-136
  Ellen L. Méndez Xavier , Christian von Lücken , Rita Cantero
• Iniciativas não governamentais de STEM e STEAM na educação básica brasileira: um olhar para as discussões de gênero 137-148
  Waleska G. de Lima , Cristiano Maciel , Ana Lara Casagrande , Giseli D. Maciano
• The role of social and family factors in women's choice of ICT studies in Paraguay: Findings from FPUNA graduates 149-159
  Christian von Lücken , Ellen L. Méndez Xavier , Violeta Rolón
• Gender Gaps and Female Participation in STEM: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature 160-171
  Paula Ramírez-Alfaro , Wendy Ramírez-González
• Discovering impact indicators in university mentorship programs for women in STEM: A systematic review of LAWCC publications (2020–2024) 172-186
  Niriaska Perozo , Gisela Espinoza , Kattia Rebeca-Rodríguez-Brenes , Carolina González-Süllow
• Intersección entre género, salud y computación 187-198
  Nohelia Ríos García
• Professional Empowerment of Women in Technology: An Analysis of Student's Participation in WordPress Volunteering at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universidad Fidélitas, Costa Rica 199-209
  Rita Robles Loaiza , Elineth Morera Campos