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# LAWCC 2025
Latin American Women in Computing 2025

## Proceedings of the XVII Congress of Latin American Women in Computing 2025 (LAWCC 2025)
co-located with Latin American Computer Conference (CLEI 2025)

## Valparaiso, Chile, October 27 to 31, 2025.

Edited by

### Ana Lidia Franzoni 1
Silvana Roncagliolo de la Horra 2
Leslie Pérez Cáceres 3

1 Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Ciudad de México, México
2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de Ingeniería Informática, Valparaíso, Chile
3 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Escuela de Ingeniería Informática, Valparaíso, Chile

## 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

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