SOME EXTRACTED POINTS FROM

Jepson, A. and T. Perl (2002). Priming the Pipeline, inroads SIGCSE Bulletin, 34(2):36-39.

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The top six answers from girls to the survey question "Why are girls less likely to pursue computer science careers" in order of perceived importance by the girls, conducted by The Backyard Project:

• "Not Enough Role Models"

• "Women Have Other Interests"

• "Don't Know About the Industry"

• "Limited Opportunity"

• "Negative Media"

• "Too Nerdy"

A list of few activities that could help attract and retain more young women in computer science--early in the pipeline:

• Equal Participation

• Equal Access

• Same Sex Instructors

• Computing Programs for Girls

• Career Information

• Educate Instructors

• Educate Game Makers

• Implement Mentoring Programs

• Organize Talks

• Text Role Models

• Make Computing Cool for Girls