The Underrepresentation of Women in Computer Science and Engineering
October 19, 2017
1:00pm - 2:00pm
PL - 4005
Speaker: Dr. George Georgiou, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
Women are disproportionately underrepresented in computer science and engineering disciplines. At CSUSB, women make up only 12% of the students in these programs, which is consistent with national statistics. In most other STEM disciplines, women are not underrepresented. There is a decreasing trend in the numbers of women in computer science over the last three decades. This presentation seeks to shed light on the possible causes of the underrepresentation and the strategies that have been adopted by various institutions to reverse the trend.