How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Science (2013)

Re:How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Sci... by cschmidt on Friday March 14, 2014 @03:24PM (#7401162)

I take it from your comment that you infer that it was 39% because they had lower standards for women. Therefore, they are affirmative action babies who shouldn't be there.

I think it is more likely that their outreach programs (through CS AP teacher training etc.) that encouraged the best and brightest women to apply were successful, so that the pool of women were significantly more qualified.

Also, I wonder what the more recent numbers look, as 2000 was a long time ago.

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Re:How CMU Increased the Proportion of Women in Computer Sci... by xrctl on Friday March 14, 2014 @06:09PM (#7402322)

> I think it is more likely that their outreach programs (through CS AP teacher training etc.) that encouraged the best and brightest women to apply were successful, so that the pool of women were significantly more qualified.

That is entirely implausible. Those straws are miles away, dude.

That could perhaps explain a 20% difference, not a 330% difference.

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