The number of computer science degrees awarded to women has steadily declined since 1984, the Chicago Tribune reported in August. But there are two local women who are looking to change that.

Through Code.org's advocacy, progress in this area has been encouraging. The number of states implementing K-12 computer science standards increased from six in 2017 to 43 in 2024.

Nineteen percent of bachelor’s degrees in computer science were awarded to women in the U.S. 2017-2018, and 23% of doctorates, according to a recent Pew Research Center report.

Last week, Harvard celebrated a record number of female students declaring a computer science major. But the school – and the field – may still have a ways to go. [Jezebel] https://jezebel.com ...

High school has been a busy time for Kavyashree, who immigrated from India to Tallahassee at a young age with her parents and brother. When she was in the eighth grade, an elective science program ...

Only 5% of the computer science industry are women. But Dr. Mamta Yadav, an associate professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi is bringing a new framework to the business.

Tufts Women in Computer Science (WiCS)has revived its mentorship program, which matches Tufts computer science alumni with current undergraduate students majoring in computer science. Kaili Liang, ...

Women today face unique challenges in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields. Assistant Professor Emily Prud’hommeaux of the Computer Science Department is helping to surmount ...

In recent years, Princeton's computer science classes have been dominated by male majors. In last year's graduating class, for instance, only two of the 37 computer science concentrators were female.

It wasn't always this way—historically, digital transformation has been slow going, especially in the education space. In 2010, AP Computer Science was only available in 9% of American high schools.

ScholarshipInstitute.org analyzed Code.org's 2024 State of Computer Science Education report to look at computer science offerings in Oregon and why the gender gap persists.