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@Article{Vest:1998:RWC,
  author =       "Sharon N. Vest and Robert Biddle and Christina
                 Bjorkman and Linda Null and Eric Roberts and Greg
                 Scragg",
  title =        "The retention of women in the computing sciences
                 (panel)",
  journal =      j-SIGCSE,
  volume =       "30",
  number =       "1",
  pages =        "366--367",
  month =        mar,
  year =         "1998",
  CODEN =        "SIGSD3",
  DOI =          "https://doi.org/10.1145/274790.274335",
  ISSN =         "0097-8418 (print), 2331-3927 (electronic)",
  ISSN-L =       "0097-8418",
  bibdate =      "Sat Nov 17 16:56:29 MST 2012",
  bibsource =    "http://portal.acm.org/;
                 http://www.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/bib/sigcse1990.bib",
  abstract =     "The recruiting and retention of women in the computing
                 sciences has been an area of study for many years. In
                 1992, 49\% of all high school graduates were women
                 prepared and interested in the computer science and
                 engineering disciplines. Of the bachelor of science
                 degrees awarded, only 31\% went to women in these
                 fields of study. Women represented only 28\% of the
                 master's degrees and 11\% of the Ph.D.s awarded during
                 that time. The following year, 1993, reported a drop of
                 women earning B.S. degrees to 28\%, with 27\% and 14\%
                 of master's and Ph. Ds degrees awarded, respectively,
                 to women. A panel of six discuss why women who are
                 initially attracted to computer science bail out
                 without completing degree requirements, most in the
                 first two years of undergraduate study. The panelists
                 present diverse positions as to why fewer women
                 persevere and experimental efforts for increasing the
                 retention rate among women. The action plans developed
                 from the investigations include curriculum changes and
                 support group activities. The panelists share feedback
                 from surveys, program modifications, support group
                 activities and personal experiences to provide a
                 comprehensive view of the problem and possible
                 solutions applicable to a wide range of environments.
                 The panelists' positions follow.",
  acknowledgement = ack-nhfb,
  fjournal =     "SIGCSE Bulletin (ACM Special Interest Group on
                 Computer Science Education)",
  journal-URL =  "http://portal.acm.org/browse_dl.cfm?idx=J688",
}

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