“… if you ask someone to name a woman scientist, the first and only name they’ll offer is Marie Curie. It’s one of the biggest obstacles to better representation of women in science and technology, and it’s time to cut it out… Who else?“
Source: Wired, We need to stop ignoring women scientists
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“Underrepresented minority students comprise 20% of those taking AP computer science exams, and female students make up 27%. Representation is scarcer in higher education, with 83% of computer science majors at the university level men.”
Source: USA Today, AP computer science exam takers double; here’s why