Sources
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African American Representation in computer science
This study goes over individual companies and post-secondary education, showing the discrepancys between the diversity.
"There is a need to increase the presence of African-Americans in computer science in both the postsecondary and industry sectors of computer science. Improving the diversity and inclusion of African-Americans, and other underrepresented groups, in the workforce is a key driver to enhancing creative thinking [1] and innovation [2]. From a gender standpoint, there also is a need to increase female representation of African-Americans (and of all underrepresented groups) in the field."
Why diversity is important
Article going over why we need to work with diffrent people from diffrent backgrounds
"Arguably, one of the most important ingredients for creative thinking is diversity. We all know that diverse teams produce more creative results than teams in which all members are from a similar background. Tests have shown that the one sure-fire way of improving your creativity is to move abroad"
Women in Computing
Study/article by Berkely exploring the statistics of women in computer science.
"The same data reveals that in 1986, women comprised about 36 percent of computer and information science bachelor’s degree recipients, but that number fell to less than half by 2010. Most recent data shows that women receive about one in five of conferred computing bachelor’s."
Pew Research Center
An overview of race and gender as pertains to all STEM fields
"Higher education pipeline suggests long path ahead for increasing diversity, especially in fields like computing and engineering"
Overcoming the gender gap
Article on how we could change the gender gap in STEM fields
Women are grossly underrepresented in the STEM field in the United States, making up only 24% of those employed in STEM occupations, based on a 2015 study. Unfortunately, even globally, women are underrepresented in the STEM field.