Whenever the subject of women in code comes up, I always recommend listening to this podcast: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/17/356944145/episode-576

Whenever the subject of women in code comes up, I always recommend listening to this podcast: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/17/356944145/episode-576-when-women-stopped-coding http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/17/356944145/episo... But in my opinion, schools should not gear programming courses to favor a certain gender; a better response would be to create a culture that is supportive / inclusive towards everyone entering computer science and to have resources available when people need help.