> >This is true at other levels too. I'm searching for four Ph.D.s in IS.
> >Only about 10% of our applicants are women. The number of women entering
> >Ph.D. programs in computer science is down as well.
>
> question -- are you talking % of total freshman or graduating classes? or
> absolute numbers?
>
> AND is the % of students entering computer science *as a whole* on the
> increase or decrease?
I'm not sure of the numbers for undergrads and MS. The Ph.D. problem
shows up in percentages, at least the numbers I have seen. MIS is a new
field, so there is no reliable data for trends - all I know is that we
have a hard time getting female applicants.
The need for people in these fields is growing. Everyone with a Ph.D. in
MIS is getting hired. At my university, 2/3 of the students are women. But
we have no female MIS professors, and may not be able to hire any this
year. It won't be for want of trying.
Kieran
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