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Women in CS: Past,  Present and Future Challenges A panel discussion with Rhode Island College Female  Computer Scientists  Sara Czyzewicz, Ann Moskol,  Suzanne Ronayne and Namita Sarawagi
Women in CS: Books over the years 1995 2002 1998 2008
Women in Computing - Articles CACM: Jan 1995 Feb. 2009 Women  in  Computing  take 2
Women in Computing - Articles ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 34 ,  Issue 2   (June 2002)  Women and Computing     Cited by 71
Our Challenge: How to Increase Enrollment in CS CS Bachelors Degrees: 1966-2006 Source: NSF  (Data not available for 1999)
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Rhode Island College: The widening gap between female and male CS majors
Percent of Females in CS is decreasing while other fields are increasing
“ What Has Driven Women Out of Computer Science?”    by RANDALL STROSS  Published: November 15, 2008
http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/women.html
Many females embraced CS in the “Early” Days of Computers  "U.S. Army Photo", number 163-12-62.
Two women wiring the right side of the ENIAC with a new program, in the "pre-von Neumann" days. " U.S. Army Photo" from the archives of the ARL Technical Library
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Suzanne Ronayne:  Challenges and Successes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Summary: Retaining CS Students ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Outdated Stereotypes
Science / Technology Toys
Teenager, Encouraging Mentors
Lack of Female Peers
Research for Undergraduates
Women in Tech
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