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17% of google devs are women 18% of cs majors are women. This isn't a google problem, no need to talk about variances. http://splinternews.com/survey-says-92-

17% of google devs are women 18% of cs majors are women. This isn't a google problem, no need to talk about variances. http://splinternews.com/survey-says-92-percent-of-software-developers-are-men-1793846921 http://splinternews.com/survey-says-92-percent-of-software-d... https://www.ncwit.org/infographic/3435 https://www.ncwit.org/infographic/3435

stickfigure 9y ago
Furthermore, 18% of high school AP Computer Science exam takers are women. http://www.exploringcs.org/resources/cs-statistics http://www.exploringcs.org/resources/cs-statistics (scroll down to 2013) Whatever the cause, it seems like we should look upstream and leave Google out of it.
fulafel 9y ago
Are both of those US-only figures? Google is a multinational company. If the "all cs majors" figure is US and the Google 17% is global, then they are not comparable. If you want a global conclusion you should include weighted CS grads % from Google campus countries, if you want a US-only conclusion you need some way to exclude devs from non-US Google campuses.
- JamesBarney 9y ago
  https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/28/google-releases-employee-diversity-figures/9697049/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/28/google-releas... This says it's an international number but it also puts the % of female CS grads in the U.S. at 12%. Other ways it might be off include that women who get CS degrees enter non-development positions at higher rates(Project managers, business analysts, etc) and drop out of the industry at higher rates(I've heard).
- JamesBarney 9y ago
  These numbers from hackerrank say that 14% of American devs are women, but 23% of Indian devs. Which puts Google right in between those two numbers like we expect. https://blog.hackerrank.com/which-countries-have-the-most-skilled-female-developers/ https://blog.hackerrank.com/which-countries-have-the-most-sk...

stickfigure 9y ago

Furthermore, 18% of high school AP Computer Science exam takers are women. http://www.exploringcs.org/resources/cs-statistics http://www.exploringcs.org/resources/cs-statistics (scroll down to 2013) Whatever the cause, it seems like we should look upstream and leave Google out of it.

fulafel 9y ago

Are both of those US-only figures? Google is a multinational company. If the "all cs majors" figure is US and the Google 17% is global, then they are not comparable. If you want a global conclusion you should include weighted CS grads % from Google campus countries, if you want a US-only conclusion you need some way to exclude devs from non-US Google campuses.

JamesBarney 9y ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/28/google-releases-employee-diversity-figures/9697049/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/28/google-releas... This says it's an international number but it also puts the % of female CS grads in the U.S. at 12%. Other ways it might be off include that women who get CS degrees enter non-development positions at higher rates(Project managers, business analysts, etc) and drop out of the industry at higher rates(I've heard).
JamesBarney 9y ago
These numbers from hackerrank say that 14% of American devs are women, but 23% of Indian devs. Which puts Google right in between those two numbers like we expect. https://blog.hackerrank.com/which-countries-have-the-most-skilled-female-developers/ https://blog.hackerrank.com/which-countries-have-the-most-sk...