WOMEN IN TECH THE FACTS
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01<br />
<strong>WOMEN</strong> <strong>IN</strong> COMPUT<strong>IN</strong>G:<br />
What Are the Numbers?<br />
CHAPTER SNAPSHOT<br />
> > Overall Participation: How many technical occupations are held by women?<br />
How do these patterns vary by race/ethnicity? What are the trends over time?<br />
> > Female Retention: What are the rates of attrition for technical women? Where<br />
do they go when they leave?<br />
> > Why Are Women Leaving? Workplace experience, lack of access to creative<br />
technical roles, and dissatisfaction with career prospects are key.<br />
OVERALL PARTICIPATION: How many technical occupations are held by women?<br />
How do these patterns vary by race/ethnicity?<br />
In 2015, women made up 25 percent of computing-related occupations. As Figure 1.1 indicates, levels<br />
of participation are even more concerning when it comes to women of color (Bureau of Labor, 2016).<br />
FIG. 1.1 // Percentage of Computing Occupations Held By Women, 2015<br />
25<br />
20<br />
25%<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
16%<br />
5%<br />
3%<br />
All Women White Women Asian Women Black/African<br />
American<br />
Women<br />
1%<br />
Latina/Hispanic<br />
Women<br />
©NCWIT. Bureau of Labor, 2016.<br />
6 <strong>WOMEN</strong> <strong>IN</strong> <strong>TECH</strong>: <strong>THE</strong> <strong>FACTS</strong> NCWIT // ncwit.org