Women and computer science

[Sarah Stewart]

Women and Computer Science

Since a peak in 1896, the percentage of women graduating with a degree
in computer science has been decreasing ever since. However, the
percentage of women being online all over the world has increased to
equal their percentage of the population (51.7%). The difference is
taht men use the internet for longer periods of time and visit more
webpages. This has been attributed to men's liking for adult sites.
Women's experience with being online is much less than men's as well.
Most women have only had experience with the internet for three years
whereas men have had at least seven. However, it is interesting to note
that women can become frequent users within two years, which is faster
than men. Certain universities are providing extra funding that can be
put towards encouraging women to get back in the firld of computer
science as a career choice and they are going about this by targetting
younger females who may not have interests in computers because of lack
of exposure to them.


www.cpsr.org/program/gender

[Amy Peters]

Post by Sarah Stewart
Women and Computer Science
Since a peak in 1896, the percentage of women graduating with a degree
in computer science has been decreasing ever since. However, the
percentage of women being online all over the world has increased to
equal their percentage of the population (51.7%). The difference is
taht men use the internet for longer periods of time and visit more
webpages. This has been attributed to men's liking for adult sites.
Women's experience with being online is much less than men's as well.
Most women have only had experience with the internet for three years
whereas men have had at least seven. However, it is interesting to note
that women can become frequent users within two years, which is faster
than men. Certain universities are providing extra funding that can be
put towards encouraging women to get back in the firld of computer
science as a career choice and they are going about this by targetting
younger females who may not have interests in computers because of lack
of exposure to them.
www.cpsr.org/program/gender

I believe that there should be more women in the field of computer
science if only for the reason that it will show other women that they
can enter fields in which men were previously known to dominate. If
women in computer science can understand and sympathize with the
problems other women have with computers it may aid them in discovering
ways of getting more women computer literate. It is important that we
all have some useablility with computers since they are becoming such an
important part of our everyday lives.

[Emily Wasylycia]

Post by Sarah Stewart
Women and Computer Science
Since a peak in 1896, the percentage of women graduating with a degree
in computer science has been decreasing ever since. However, the
percentage of women being online all over the world has increased to
equal their percentage of the population (51.7%). The difference is
taht men use the internet for longer periods of time and visit more
webpages. This has been attributed to men's liking for adult sites.
Women's experience with being online is much less than men's as well.
Most women have only had experience with the internet for three years
whereas men have had at least seven. However, it is interesting to note
that women can become frequent users within two years, which is faster
than men. Certain universities are providing extra funding that can be
put towards encouraging women to get back in the firld of computer
science as a career choice and they are going about this by targetting
younger females who may not have interests in computers because of lack
of exposure to them.
www.cpsr.org/program/gender

I think, that it is an excellent idea to get women involved in
computer science and the world of the internet. Limiting online services
only to men would be leaving out a huge market for the internet and
limiting the benefits women would experience from using the internet.
Also, as stated in the article 51.7% of the population is women, so
this population could make great discoveries relating to the internet
and computer science. -Emily Wasylycia

[Matt Pickell]

Post by Sarah Stewart
Women and Computer Science
Since a peak in 1896, the percentage of women graduating with a degree
in computer science has been decreasing ever since. However, the
percentage of women being online all over the world has increased to
equal their percentage of the population (51.7%). The difference is
taht men use the internet for longer periods of time and visit more
webpages. This has been attributed to men's liking for adult sites.
Women's experience with being online is much less than men's as well.
Most women have only had experience with the internet for three years
whereas men have had at least seven. However, it is interesting to note
that women can become frequent users within two years, which is faster
than men. Certain universities are providing extra funding that can be
put towards encouraging women to get back in the firld of computer
science as a career choice and they are going about this by targetting
younger females who may not have interests in computers because of lack
of exposure to them.
www.cpsr.org/program/gender

I feel that many women use the internet for longer peiods of time as men
and not all men will visit those adult sites. I believe that most people
with computers have internet and both women an dmen use it the sam e
amount.