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stickybuttflaps t1_j73kl8c wrote

Surprised to see a reduction in math and computer science. My own unscientific, unsubstantiated, entirely subjective impression is that there are more young woman becoming interested in coding.

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boogrit t1_j73s8ia wrote

I guess I'd assume looking at the raw numbers instead of man/woman ratios might tell the story that both are up, but the men increased at a larger rate.

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hswerdfe_2 OP t1_j73o0w4 wrote

That is a very good point. I should point out that these are graduation numbers. I made an earlier post about enrollment numbers here. These numbers are more stable over a similar time period. Although I will note that the enrolment numbers are an even lower number then the graduations. Possibly indicating that potentially females are more likely to complete the degree.

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caspears76 t1_j76jxd3 wrote

No. I think it is immigration from Asia (China and India) and maybe also Eastern Europe. Most of the women I see doing coding are Asian.

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hswerdfe_2 OP t1_j76km24 wrote

The source table only breaks down the data by age and gender, making it impossible to determine if your intuition is correct. Sorry.

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caspears76 t1_j76ks1u wrote

It's not intuition. I am a manager in big tech. I see the resumes that come in and who work in our offices and at other locations. Call it a very good sample size based on 20 years in the industry. THe number of women have increased, but they are primarily not who you think they are. It's good for Canada's economy. I think it's not the increase people were targeting. Most of these people got their bachelor's in their native country.

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