[Shacs] womyn in CS

[Dr. Tim McGuire]

In 1985, over 1/3 of all CS degrees went to women.  In 2005, that 
proportion had dropped to around 1/5.  I don't have the exact figures 
for SHSU immediately at hand, but they're not far off from that.  I, for 
one, would like to see classes that weren't all male.  

TJM

Bronius Motekaitis wrote:

> This came through on my Google newsletter deal.  If noone else, Wendy 
> will appreciate it.
>  
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> MISCELLANY
>
> + Supporting women in technology +
>
> For several years, Google has honored the legacy of computer scientist
> Dr. Anita Borg with a scholarship program designed to encourage women
> to pursue careers in computer science and technology. The awards are
> $10,000 scholarships for outstanding female undergraduate and graduate
> students completing their degrees in computer science or related
> fields. Why are we doing this? Because we believe in what the Anita
> Borg Institute calls the "virtuous cycle." Through this scholarship
> program and other efforts, we hope more women can be encouraged to
> embrace engineering and technical professions and learn the skills of
> leadership. Then they can use those capabilities to influence how
> technology is designed and used, and focus on practical solutions to
> global issues - energy, food, illiteracy, environment, elder care,
> disease control - that confront us all. As the products and services
> resulting from their innovations permeate the global market, new
> generations of women will follow, in a profession that is increasingly
> more supportive of women.
>
> The Institute is named for a renowned computer scientist who spent her
> life inspiring and motivating women to become active participants and
> leaders in the technology revolution that can benefit all of us. For
> the 2006-2007 academic year, Google received 324 applications from
> students at 90 different universities across the country. We awarded
> scholarship support to 47 young women, and look forward to their
> successes in the coming years.
> http://www.anitaborg.org
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> Bronius Motekaitis
> http://www.bcswebstudio.com
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-- 
Timothy J. McGuire, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas  77341-2090
(936)294-1571	mcguire at shsu.edu	http://www.shsu.edu/~csc_tjm/


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