What needs to be done so that more American women will consider CS as their career?

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<p>Just curious to see what people think about the issue of a lot of U.S. women tending to overlook the field? Computer Science is my favorite subject, and I think it's beautiful and some of the basic abstractions and concepts(such as data structures, databases, etc) would be useful to everyone even if it's not what they intend on pursuing.</p>

<p>At my university, there are very very few girls majoring in CS, and a lot of us guys would like to introduce the importance of this field to a greater public in general. Hopefully, we will one day see a world where a lot of our motivated and talented girl-peers will be able to beneficially contribute to society, and enjoy the fruits of their fun and intellectually-stimulating work that requires a lot of independent thinking.</p>

<p>What can be done here to help and encourage U.S. women develop a genuine interest in this field? I know (statistically) that in other financially-improving and powerful countries such as Russia, China, and many other countries across the world, there is a LOT more female participation in these fields. America seems to be particularly severe and dismal in this respect :(. Anyone would like to share their constructive opinions and thoughts?</p>

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<p>Don’t forget India as well!</p>

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<p>Cmonnnnnnnnnn anyone?? Am I the only one behind this idea?</p>

<p>What are some ways that would encourage a big push into the software/computing sector for women?</p>

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<p>See my post in this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/science-majors/781178-women-computer-science.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/science-majors/781178-women-computer-science.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;