Its frequently pointed out that women are not attracted to majors like computer science. Several studies have been done to find answers as to why this major is not attractive to women. I have always wondered if maybe we are asking the wrong question. It was not until recently that women started to form a larger part of the academic graduate field. The numbers continue to grow but compared to men, women still have less time in any academic field in general. It took a large generation of engineers to begin the generation of computer scientists. Is it possible then that a similar female generation has to exist before a large generation of female computer scientists? I think that with time we will see an increase in women in fields like computer science.
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