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Inclusion Of Women In Computer Science, Naomi Johnson, Dr. Kevin Seppi
Inclusion Of Women In Computer Science, Naomi Johnson, Dr. Kevin Seppi
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Since the 1980’s, the percentage of computer science degrees awarded to women in the United States has fallen dramatically. There are growing numbers of men earning bachelor’s degrees in CS, and the numbers of women are increasing very slowly. For decades, researchers have been studying recruitment and retention of women and other minorities in CS, yet it is still not apparent what departments, professors, or students can do in order to get the numbers of women earning degrees in CS up again.