The percentage of women in computer science versus other STEM fields.

Take a look at http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/women-gain-in-some-stem-fields-but-not-computer-science/?_r=3 about how the percentage of women in many STEM fields is increasing, but not in computer science.  I got attracted to computing first in high school in a Basic programming class.  But, I didn't expect to make a career out of it.  It wasn't until I went to college and was majoring in political science that I decided to add a 2^nd major in computer science.  Eventually I decided that I liked computing and didn't want to go to law school, which was my original plan.  I think that until we require at least some computer science in high school we won't really change the percentage of women in computing.  Girls need a chance to fall in love with computing before they enter college. 

What attracted you to computing?  What do you think will really make a difference in the percentage of women in computing? 

Barbara Ericson

Georgia Tech