What happens when “equality in the workplace” is simply a numbers game? The ratio of women trained in computer science education is even lower now than it was in the 1930s. In 2008, girls made up just 17% of Advanced Placement test takers in computer science (the lowest percentage of any subject) and held less than 20% of CS degrees.
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(via Mashable)
The list of resources is largely for younger females or hyper local, but I think it's important that there is a movement to inspire and enable women to learn tech-heavy subjects. When I was on the FIRST Robotics team in high school, the first year our team was probably 70% men, but we three girls were largely over-represented on our team in comparison with the tournament in San Jose, where the ratio seemed closer to 10:1 guys to girls.
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