Women in computing: where are we now?
Communications of the ACM
The incredible shrinking pipeline
Communications of the ACM
Recruiting and retaining women in undergraduate computing majors
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
Unlocking the clubhouse: the Carnegie Mellon experience
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
Encouraging women in computer science
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin - Women and Computing
Gender differences in computer science students
SIGCSE '03 Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A CS1 course designed to address interests of women
Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Changes in CS students' sttitudes towards CS over time: an examination of gender differences
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Proceedings of the 36th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Collaborative learning: towards a solution for novice programmers
ACE '08 Proceedings of the tenth conference on Australasian computing education - Volume 78
Computer-game construction: A gender-neutral attractor to Computing Science
Computers & Education
Engaging students in programming
Proceedings of the Twelfth Australasian Conference on Computing Education - Volume 103
A people-first approach to programming
ACE '09 Proceedings of the Eleventh Australasian Conference on Computing Education - Volume 95
A large-scale quantitative study of women in computer science at Stanford University
Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
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When you sit in a Computer Science lecture at any university in the western world, what are the chances that the person sitting next to you will be a woman? Furthermore, what are the chances that the lecturer will be a woman? And if we were to enter a Computer Science classroom in a high school, what percentage of the students would be female? Computer Science is possibly one of the few remaining disciplines that is almost entirely controlled by men in the university staff, and in which the percentage of female students is usually below 30%. This phenomenon is prevalent throughout the western world.In this paper we present data about women studying Computer Science in universities and high schools in Israel. It deals with the specific problems that lead to a low rate of female enrollment in Computer Science courses and a high female-dropout rate. It describes some suggested solutions to encourage female enrollment and retention rate in Computer Science programs. The research was done at the Open University of Israel. An attempt has been made to identify whether there is a specific stage in the undergraduate program that is the most difficult for women to pass. Finally, we discuss ways to assist female students and enable them to overcome this obstacle and remain in the program.