Source: Statista
Technology is incredibly important to our modern world, and its relevance will only increase, with its influence reaching every aspect of society. However, women and minorities are highly underrepresented in nearly all technology fields; “one of the most critical and high-priority challenges for CS [computer science] and AI [artificial intelligence]” is the shortage of women and minorities, says the National Science and Technology Council’s report “Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence.” AI, in particular, direly needs more female/minority involvement, so that conscious and unconscious sexism doesn't proliferate as society becomes more dependent on the advanced technology. In other words, the technology we create today will represent the diversity of the group which created it. We need our tech to represent people of all backgrounds.
Starting from high school, girls are outnumbered 4-to-1 in Advanced Placement (AP) CS exams, despite them making up over half of total AP test-takers. Female students’ achievement in mathematics and science is on par with their male peers, but their CS participation is much lower, according to the National Science Foundation’s 2016 report “Science and Engineering Indicators.”
Why is this happening? Harvey Mudd’s president, Maria Klawe, compiled research on why young women don't choose tech careers and summarized three reasons:
Allgirlithm aims to help change these three misconceptions, by demonstrating the variety of applications of tech, instilling confidence in our readers, and featuring female role models. If you're interested in these things, we'd love to work with you! Contact us at the form in the menu, on social media, or at [email protected].
Starting from high school, girls are outnumbered 4-to-1 in Advanced Placement (AP) CS exams, despite them making up over half of total AP test-takers. Female students’ achievement in mathematics and science is on par with their male peers, but their CS participation is much lower, according to the National Science Foundation’s 2016 report “Science and Engineering Indicators.”
Why is this happening? Harvey Mudd’s president, Maria Klawe, compiled research on why young women don't choose tech careers and summarized three reasons:
- They think it’s not interesting.
- They think they wouldn’t be good at it.
- They think they will be working with a number of people that they just wouldn’t feel comfortable or happy working alongside.
Allgirlithm aims to help change these three misconceptions, by demonstrating the variety of applications of tech, instilling confidence in our readers, and featuring female role models. If you're interested in these things, we'd love to work with you! Contact us at the form in the menu, on social media, or at [email protected].
