In Support of Diverse Clip Art
tl;dr Diverse representation within computer science matters. Stock images, clip art, and textbook examples affect us in subtle and perhaps unconscious ways. They dictate who we expect to see in certain roles. They even influence which roles we see ourselves assuming. When we rely on one default representation, we create a box for ourselves from which it is difficult to break free. We become unable to see others in a specific role and if we…