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Decoding Harvard's Computer Science Gender Gap
Harvard Women in Computer Science hosts a series of events throughout the semester for fostering a community of technically-skilled women.
Credit: The Harvard Crimson
Alexandra Abrahams does not fit the profile of a stereotypical Computer Science concentrator. A transfer student from Oxford University who had previously studied politics and economics, her academic career took a turn after she came to Harvard and enrolled in CS50, the College's popular introductory computer science course. Male students outnumber female students in CS50 by a roughly 2:1 ratio.
In the midst of Harvard's significant financial investments in engineering and applied sciences, the University faces a stark gender inequality that is mirrored in its Computer Science Department. There are 87 female Computer Science concentrators at Harvard compared to 262 male concentrators. Still, Harvard has begun to focus on bridging the gender gap and encouraging more women to join a field rapidly increasing in popularity.
From The Harvard Crimson
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