Case

Over the course of my research I have identified some reasons for the difference in major choice between men and women. I have specifically been looking into why women not be choosing STEM. After identifying these reasons i have started to research ways in which society can change this. One way to do this would be by changing the pedagogy of STEM and making it more appealing to women. A prime example of where this occurred and helped the issue is at Harvey Mudd College. For the first time in 2016 more women than men graduated with a degree in computer science. Nationally 16% of Computer Science graduated are women but at Harvey Mudd it is 55%. One way the college does this is by putting more women in leadership positions. This addresses an issue I discusses in the beginning of my paper regarding the lack of confidence instilled into female students due to the lack of role models. The also made the computer science curriculum more inclusive and practical and these changed make women leaving the course leave with a more positive attitude. Because there are more women in the computer science classes, it encourages other women to join and makes them feel more comfortable. The numbers of women majoring in computer science also translate into those who are getting jobs in computer science which is the over arching issue. 64% of the women who accepted full time jobs had positions in the tech industry.

https://qz.com/730290/harvey-mudd-college-took-on-gender-bias-and-now-more-than-half-its-computer-science-majors-are-women/