The 1984 Decline. And prior to 1984, the percent of women majoring in computer science was growing more quickly than the percent of men, according to NPR’s Planet Money. That year, it ...

But in 1984 the percentage of women in computer science plunged—just look at the graph NPR’s Planet Money created to get a sense of the dramatic drop. What happened?

So in 1983-84, computer science degrees accounted for 2.4 percent of all bachelor’s degrees conferred to women. By 2011-12, that had shrunk to less than 1 percent.

1986 was a good year for women in IT. In may of that year, 15,129 female students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The stubbornly low number of female computer science students in the United States has generated a pile of academic studies, ample hand-wringing and a wide-ranging discussion in tech and education ...

As part of a research project on the reasons behind women’s low representation in computer science, E&ER researchers identified gender schemas held by computer science students that conflicted with ...

Related: Man, computer science needs more women Some groups trying to create this space for women include Girls Who Code, Women in Technology, a non-profit focusing on engaging and empowering ...

Women who spent time in the geeky room reported less interest in computer science than women who saw the neutral room. For male students, however, the room’s décor made no difference.

The number of young women taking the exam rose by 39 percent, ... About 70 percent of the students in Code.org CS Principles classrooms say they want to pursue computer science after graduation.

Bowdoin Women in Computer Science was created to provide a safe space for women at the college to succeed in computer science. A Bowdoin College group is working to pump more women into computer ...

Angela Jones is a graduate of BYU's computer science program and now a mentor with the Women's Initiative. (Laurie Bradshaw) Leadership in the BYU Department of Computer Science recently organized ...