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I can't read the article (paywall), so in classic HN style I'll just comment on the title. The NSF keeps track of "Science and Engineering Degrees" in higher-e
by justinpombrio 9y ago
I can't read the article (paywall), so in classic HN style I'll just comment on the title.
The NSF keeps track of "Science and Engineering Degrees" in higher-education in the US, which basically translates to STEM degrees [0]. Assuming I'm interpreting this correctly, 50% of STEM bachelor's degrees are awarded to women [1], and 40% of STEM phds are awarded to women [2]. However, CS and engineering stand out: they are closer to 20% (for both bachelors and phds). So this isn't really a STEM issue, it's a CS and engineering issue.
[0] https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/#chp2 https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/#chp2
[1] https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/pdf/tab11.pdf https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/pdf/tab11.pdf
[2] https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/pdf/tab25.pdf https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2015/nsf15326/pdf/tab25.pdf
(For some reason, these tables group CS and math together. There's a separate table that breaks them down, and shows that most of the gender imbalance comes from CS; math is closer to balanced.)
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