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An update on the Ada Initiative

An update on the Ada Initiative

Posted Dec 14, 2011 22:54 UTC (Wed) by aliguori (subscriber, #30636)
In reply to: An update on the Ada Initiative by NAR
Parent article: An update on the Ada Initiative

There's no real annual census to get an accurate count, but most reference material claims 10-15%. Wikipedia agrees--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_computing

Based on my own corporate experience, it seems about right to me. My wife worked for a non-profit trying to encourage high school girls to start careers in STEM and that was an often used figure it seemed.


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