SFGate’s article shows that Berkeley’s Intro to CS class this year contained 106 women and 104 men. The article asserted that this occurence marks a major shift for gender in CS. The article, however, fails to mention that the students in an intro to CS class do not represent the demographics of actual CS majors. No real conclusion can be drawn from the data.
At the moment, males still greatly outnumber females in the tech field. If women want to participate more in this field, more will do so over time. Thus, I believe the article’s suggestions to close the gender gap are unnecessary and artificial.
