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> If it's a simple matter of role-model discouragement, why has it been getting worse? Depending on which data set you look at, the percentage of CS graduates (
by FT_intern 9y ago
> If it's a simple matter of role-model discouragement, why has it been getting worse? Depending on which data set you look at, the percentage of CS graduates (bachelor's) who were female has been declining since the early to mid 80s.
It depends on your perspective. You don't have to see the situation through percentage of total market share.
The absolute numbers for female CS graduates are increasing. It is just that more males are enrolling and becoming interested in CS than females.
When did this all start? when video games became mainstream
- notacoward 9y ago> The absolute numbers for female CS graduates are increasing. It is just that more males are enrolling and becoming interested in CS than females. I'm honestly not sure how that changes anything. "Why isn't the growth the same for women" is practically the same question as "why aren't the absolute numbers the same for women". The same explanations and the same remedies are likely to apply either way, and over time lower growth rates will still leave us with lower absolute numbers. So no, I don't think it really depends on perspective.