A deficit of women in computer science: a student's perspective
Anna Mikesell, George A. Rinard · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2011
The problem of women not entering the science fields is persistent. The proportion of women in computer science fields have actually decreased over the past 30 years while it has increased or reached parity in other technical fields. Researchers have proposed solutions to this problem over many years but there is still much progress to be made. This paper looks at several studies that address this problem and address the findings of those studies. In addition, this paper will relate these findings to personal experiences. This paper will suggest giving more attention to girls in grade school (K-12) and producing more powerful media to attract additional women to the Computer Science field.