The Female Perspective of Computer Science: Are Stereotypes Keeping Women Away From Science?

Monday, December 9, 2013

I received a link to the following infographic in honour of this week's Computer Science Education Week. It's about women in STEM in general, but has some interesting stats, so I figured I'd share it here. Enjoy!

Lazza said...: «Are Stereotypes Keeping Women Away From Science?»
Yes, and this gives a clear indicator on how bad our world is.

By the way, I don't understand the inclusion of the so called "social science" in the infograph, it is NOT science. It's related to humanities.; December 9, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Gail Carmichael said...: I am not sure whether they included it as a non-STEM comparison or if they are including it in STEM...?; December 9, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Lazza said...: «Within STEM fields, women are concentrated to certain areas»... it seems to me there is something wrong here, they are considering it to be in STEM. :D; December 9, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Gail Carmichael said...: Yeah, I think you're right!; December 9, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Collin said...: The amount of bias is unsettling to say the least. But it's not just in STEM. This recent Atlantic article includes examples of bias in many fields: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/12/theyre-watching-you-at-work/354681/; December 31, 2013 at 6:35 PM
Gail Carmichael said...: I believe it!; December 31, 2013 at 6:41 PM