> Note that if acceptance rate is a murky statistic, then using underrepresentation to prove discrimination might be even murkier, If it was an isolated incide

> Note that if acceptance rate is a murky statistic, then using underrepresentation to prove discrimination might be even murkier, If it was an isolated incident then yes. The gender difference in engineering/science and in this case CS is fairly broad and it seems unlikely that it does not point to something significant, cultural momentum and bias being a popular choice.