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Factors influencing the Computer Science Gender Gap

different experiences with computers prior to entering college (men had more previous computing experience that often lead to women feeling less confident in their abilities)
mathematics and programming focussed first year courses
the lack of departmental encouragement and support
the low number of women role models in computer science
the lack of collaborative work in the classroom
gender discrimination
wider cultural stereotypes of computer science’s heavy workload, social isolation, and gamer-mentality (women feel alienated from the male-centered computer science culture).

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Updated 2021-01-03

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