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• A father and son are in a horrible car crash that kills the dad. • The son is rushed to the hospital; • just as he’s about to go under the knife, the surgeon says, “I can’t operate—that boy is my son!” [1]

Jennie Smith Gender Diversity in CS/STEM

Overview • T erms • Statistics • History • Problem • Events • Laws • Ethical Analysis • Future

T erms

Males vs. Females in STEM [2]

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History of Women in Computer Science [4

History of Women in Computing • Ada Lovelace • The ENIAC Girls [5] • Grace Hopper [6]

Women in CS is Declining [3]

Why the Gap? • Stereotypes • Traditionally masculine fjeld • Lack of encouragement • Marginalization • Harassment [8]

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Events • Google Employee James Damore Memo – ”Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber” [9] • University of MD – TA Handbook [10]

Laws • Title IX • No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefjts of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal fjnancial assistance. [11]

Ethical Analysis • Social Contract Theory • Utilitarianism • Kantianism • Are we using women as a means to an end?

Future ● How do we fjx the gap? ○ Dismantle gender stereotypes ○ More female role models ○ STEM-based classroom projects ○ STEM equality legislation ○ T argeted outreach to all grade levels ○ All-female STEM organizations [12]

Conclusion

Questions and Discussion

Citations 1 - Barlow, Rich. BU Research: A Riddle Reveals Depth of Gender Bias. January 16, 2014. BU T oday. https://www.bu.edu/today/2014/bu-research-riddle-reveals-the-depth-of-gender-bias/. 2 - U.S. Department of Commerce. Women in STEM: 2017 Update. November 13, 2017. Offjce of the Chief Economist. http://www.esa.doc.gov/sites/default/fjles/women-in-stem-2017-update.pdf. 3 - Landivar, Liana Christin. Disparities in STEM Employment by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. September 2013. American Community Survey Reports. https://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/acs-24.pdf. 4 - The Atlantic. How did T ech Become So Male-Dominated? March 14, 2017. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ7zX6LalLI&feature=youtu.be. 5 - Cole, Olivia A. 10 Women Who Changed the T ech Industry Forever. December 15, 2014. The Daily Dot. https://www.dailydot.com/via/women-who-changed-tech-industry-forever/. 6 - Little, Becky. The First 1940s Coders Were Women - So How Did T ech Bros T ake Over? https://www.history.com/news/coding-used-to-be-a-womans-job-so-it-was-paid-less-and-undervalued. 7 - Gidalevitz, Yona. The Surprisingly Unknown History of Women in Computing. March 8, 2017. InvisionApp. https://www.invisionapp.com/blog/history-of-women-computing/. 8 - Welsh, Jennifer. These Are the 7 Things Keeping Women Out of Science Careers. October 16, 2013. Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/7-things-keeping-women-out-of-science-2013-10. 9 - Damore, James. Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber. July 2017. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3914586/Googles-Ideological-Echo-Chamber.pdf. 10 - University of Maryland CS TA Handbook. http://www.cs.umd.edu/grad/ta-handbook. 11 - U.S. Department of Education. https://www2.ed.gov/about/offjces/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html. 12 - Getting Smart. 7 Promising STEM Gender Gap Solutions. February 11, 2018. http://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/02/7-stem-gender-gap-solutions-that-appear-to-be-working/.