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sonal goals. Further, both men and women of many ethnic groups
have shown outstanding abilities in the field and have made vital
contributions. Moreover, periodic shortages in the workforce have
created strong incentives for people to consider entering the field.
Despite numerous efforts at recruitment, however, the statistics
show clear underrepresentation of various groups. Tables 14.1 and
14.2 show some figures for 2002, reported in the Taulbee Survey of
the Computing Research Association in March 2003, based on
schools offering a Ph.D. degree in the United States and Canada.
They illustrate what percentage of computer science majors receiv
ing each of the listed degrees is male versus female.
Turning to the workforce in the somewhat more general field
of information technology, statistics are similarly out of balance.
The following comes from a May 5, 2003, press release from the
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
:
Among the most striking findings of the report is that
the percentage of women in the overall IT workforce fell
Table 14.1 Gender of Degree Recipients for Computer Science Majors
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
Degree
Degree
Degree
Male
81.2%
74.1%
82.2%
Female
18.8%
25.9%
17.8%
Table 14.2 Ethnic statistics for Degree Recipients
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
Degree
Degree
Degree
Nonresident Alien
8.5%
55.7%
44.8%
AfricanAmerican,
NonHispanic
3.4%
1.1%
1.3%
Native American/
Alaskan Native
0.4%
0.2%
0.3%
Asian/Pacific
21.7%
15.7%
11.5%
Hispanic
3.6%
1.2%
1.6%
White, NonHispanic
57.8%
24.5%
39.0%
Other/Not Listed
4.7%
1.6%
1.6%
