What motivates students to study Computer Science? Are there any differences in the reasons what women give for studying Computer Science compared to men?

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What motivates students to study Computer Science? Are there any differences in the reasons what women give for studying Computer Science compared to men? Sara Hampton

Where did it go wrong Wikipedia lists many women at the dawn of computing 1842: Ada Lovelace 1893: Henrietta Swan 1926: Grete Hermann 1942: Hedy Lamarr 1943: Gertrude Blanch

1997 to 2014 Despite the lack of women in computer science being highlighted as a problem many years ago things do not seem to have changed much. I focused on 8 reviews, articles and books over a spread of 17 years.

The incredible shrinking pipeline  One of the most influential articles and the most cited of the works  The authors performed statistical analysis on data from 1983 to 1994  Their finding showed that in % of BA/BS degrees were awarded to women  1994 it had dropped to 29%  Prediction of 58% female graduates of Computer Science in 2007

Unlocking the clubhouse  Method  The book is split into 8 chapters; each tackling an aspect the authors believe contributes to women’s disengagement 1. The magnetic attraction 2. Middle and High School:A room of His Own 3. Computing with a Purpose 4. Geek Mythology 5. Living among the Programming Gods: The Nexus of Confidence and Interest 6. Persistence and Resistance: Staying in Computer Science 7. A Tale of 240 Teachers

 8. The book concludes with insightful suggestions for the way that universities can change their CS image and attract and retain more women.

Encouraging women in Computer Science  This study shows that it is the gender stereotypes at a young age that has an effect on women’s decisions not to study CS  Courses aimed at the interests of women

So if you are good at computer science why don’t you take it  Lori Carter 2006 study  Method  Results  Conclusion

Doubt

women-stopped-coding

So what happened in 1985?  Games

Innovations to encourage women to Computer Science  Geek Girls started in 2006 by Leslie Fishlock  CodeEd is a non-profit organisation that focuses on teaching computer science to young girls  Canterbury University Code Club  CS4G  Alice programing  Googles Made With Code  Jewelbots – the programmable friendship bracelet

My feeling is that the very title ‘introductory’ would attract those who have little or no experience of Computer Science which is likely not to be the average male freshman. For the first time in its history, Berkeley saw an introductory computer science course with predominantly female students – 106 women vs. 104 men. This slight turnaround signals a promising trend in the male-dominated STEM world.

Heidi and Caitlin  CS Field Guide  CS externals

Unanswered questions  Did the 80s game craze really have a detrimental effect on the way girls engaged with digital technology  Have all these studies really made a difference to the recruitment and retention of girls  Who are the teachers in high school  Full circle

Percentage of American Freshmen Intending to Major in Computer Science