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Few Women Study Computing

In the U.S. in 2012, women earned …. Few Women Study Computing. 57% of all undergraduate degrees 59% of the undergraduate degrees in biology 42% of the undergraduate degrees in mathematics But only…. 18% of undergraduate computing degrees and 19% of engineering degrees.

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Few Women Study Computing

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  1. In the U.S. in 2012, women earned … Few Women Study Computing 57% of all undergraduate degrees 59% of the undergraduate degrees in biology 42% of the undergraduate degrees in mathematics But only… • 18%of undergraduate computing degrees and 19% of engineering degrees

  2. Female Percentage of STEM Undergrads Lowest in Computing

  3. Women’s Undergraduate Computing DegreesHave Declined Over Time

  4. From Associate to Doctorate:Women Receive Fewer than Men

  5. Use NCWIT’s Promising Practices www.ncwit.org/practices • Small Steps Toward Systemic Change • Peer-Led Team Learning • Pair Programming • Designing for Diversity

  6. Racial/Ethnic Composition of Computing Degrees Has Changed Racial/ethnic diversityof women earning post-secondary degreeshas not shifted much since 2000 Percentage of non-residents has recently decreased In 2012, at all degree levels… • There was more racial/ethnic diversity among femaledegree-holders in CIS than among male degree holders.

  7. Associate’s Degrees, 2000 and 2012

  8. Make presentations about womenin computing from K12 to workforcewww.ncwit.org/scorecard • Use the NCWIT Pipeline-in-a-Box: Promoting Advancement of CS/IT Students from Two-Year to Four-Year Institutionswww.ncwit.org/pipeline

  9. Bachelor’s Degrees, 2000 and 2012

  10. Provide REUswww.ncwit.org/reufacultywww.ncwit.org/reuaffinity • Share Statisticswww.ncwit.org/bythenumbers • Learn moreStuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing (2008)

  11. Master’s Degrees, 2000 and 2012

  12. Review admissions criteriawww.ncwit.org/gradadmissions • Enhance graduate advisingwww.ncwit.org/gradadvisor

  13. PhD’s Show Differences from Other Degrees For both genders, a large proportion of CIS doctoral students are non-residents. Data indicate that CS PhDs are more likely to remain in the U.S., compared to PhDs in most other science & engineering fields.

  14. Doctoral Degrees, 2000 and 2012

  15. NCWIT Recruitment Workbookwww.ncwit.org/recruitingworkbook • Emphasize high demandfor computing majors and minors NCWIT Retaining Workbookwww.ncwit.org/retainingworkbook Learn from others’ successeswww.ncwit.org/retainundergrads

  16. Change a small number of factors and end up witha large number of female computing majors. Small Steps Can Make a Big Difference Carnegie Mellon went from 7% female CS majors to 40%in 4 years. UC Irvine improved male and female pass and retention rates without lowering the bar. UVA changed its introductory course, and 27% of minority students and 33% of female students then chose CS majors. Are your faculty members satisfied with the numberand quality of students in your degree program?

  17. They used evidence-based practices, including: How Did They Do It? Actively recruiting Revising admission criteria Accommodating different entry levels Creating a female peer community Implementing pair programming Providing better TA training Introducing peer lab tutors

  18. You can increase the number of degree completions in computing through… Evidence-based Recruitment and Retention Strategies Really Can Help Effective outreach Compelling introductory courses Cooperative learning within the major

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