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'&$%CSE 303:Concepts and Tools for Software DevelopmentHal PerkinsAutumn 2008Lecture S3— DiversityCSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3 1'&$%DiversityHot topic — story in NY Times last week about why women aredropping out of CSENegative perceptions of science/technology?Girls do as well as boys in science and math up through Jr. Highschool, then interest and self-confidence drops off dramaticallyLots of stories about slights faced by women (discrimination, glassceiling, macho culture, etc.)Although women are just as capable, and enter technical fields inreasonable numbers, they leave “hard science” mid-career at muchhigher rates than menHistorical falloff in computing: the field had a significantly largerpercentage of women and was perceived as more welc oming in its earlydaysCSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3 2'&$%Some CRA StatisticsUndergrad interest is down overall (from 14,000 new majors per yearin 98-99 to 8,000 in ’05-09)Percent of CSE degrees awarded to women is at all-time lows (and wasnever very high to begin with)• ’99-01: Bachelors 19%, Master’s 26%, Doctorates 15-18%• ’05: Bachelors 14%, Master’s 25%, Doctorates 15%This is low e ven in com parison to NSF statistics for science andtechnology overall• ’04: Bachelors 50%, Master’s 44%, Doctorates 38%Ethnicity is also s kewed. Ph.D. statistics:1. ’05: Nonresident 53%, African-American 1%, Native Ame rican0%, Asian/Pacific Island 11%, Hispanic 2%, White non-Hispanic31%, Other 2%CSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3 3'&$%Causes?Being smart is not c ool?Is programming “too hard”?Lack of self-confidence? (women and men react very differently tosetbacks and have different perceptions of their own abilities)No role models? (a gender, ethnic, and socio-economic issue)Cultural issues? (prestige of science/technology in American society,no CSI-CSE?)Bad stereotypes? (geeks in front of monitors)Desire for a more balanced life?Tech crash?Maybe there are no barriers — women and minorities just aren’tchoosing CSE for good reasons of their own (what kinds of reasons?)CSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3 4'&$%Does it Matter?Yes — need a diverse, educated society and workforce to prosper in adiverse worldNo — different people are attracted to different things; let things seektheir own leve l• Should we worry about the lack of men in nursing?CSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3 5'&$%Some QuestionsDoes diversity matter?• If so, to whom? Industry? Society? UW CSE?• If so, why?If there’s a problem, where is it?• Jr. High School? UW CSE? Science & Engineering in general?Society?Should we worry about it?Could we fix it?• Where?• What?• How?CSE303 Autumn 2008, Lecture S3


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