The gender gap in computing is getting worse and has severe implications for the U.S. economy and for the next generation of women. Women in the U.S. computing workforce will shrink from 24% to 22%in the next 10 years unless action is taken now. In 2015, there were 500,000 new computing jobs to be filled but fewer than 40,000 new computer science graduates. This shortage is a fundamental economic challenge for the U.S. economy and its global competitiveness. America needs more girls and young women in computing. It’s time to take the actions needed to make it happen. Together the gender code can be changed. 

 

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