"Why Sally can’t get a good job with her college degree"

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<p>I notice this fact, about a year ago, and for some reason it’s been bothering me ever since. </p>

<p>I think I figured out way. It’s not simply that the percentage of women working in almost every other STEM field has increased, while in the booming CS field it’s decreased steadily since 1990. </p>

<p>When I got started, after college, many of my role models (as a guy) where women, most with CS backgrounds. What truly impressed me, other than their strong technical skills, was the level of professionalism they exhibited. I would leave a meeting, thinking how I really wanted to be more like them. I would hate to think we have fewer such role models in the industry (for both the Sally’s and Billy’s). 8-| </p>

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<p>I read an article not too long ago about the first CS workers being women but CS began to be seen as more “male” work? My grandmom was a programmer for Chrysler a long, long time ago. </p>

<p>I’ll try to find it.</p>

<p>Well I found others: <a href=“http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2011/researcher-reveals-how-“computer-geeks”-replaced-“computergirls”[/url]”>http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2011/researcher-reveals-how-“computer-geeks”-replaced-“computergirls”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Women computer science grads: The bump before the decline | Computerworld”>Women computer science grads: The bump before the decline | Computerworld;