Cracking the Gender Code

GET 3X MORE WOMEN IN COMPUTING

CRACKING THE GENDER CODE

COMPUTING SKILLS ARE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTERIN THE U.S. TODAY.

But women’s share of the U.S. computing workforce will continue to DECLINE FROM 24% TO 22% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS UNLESS WE

TAKE ACTION NOW.

A SKILLS SHORTAGE IS ALREADY CHALLENGING U.S. BUSINESSES.

In 2015, there were 500,000 new computing jobs but fewer than 40,000 new computer science graduates to fill them.

This shortage is a fundamental economic challenge for the U.S. economy and its global competitiveness.

TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING BY 2025

1.2M

1.7M

3.9MIf we apply targeted measures, specifically to girls from junior high to college

If we continue with today’s approach

Today

THE OPPORTUNITY

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THE OPPORTUNITY

BOOST WOMEN’S CUMULATIVE EARNINGS BY $299 BILLION

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Actions taken during college

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Actions taken during college, high school and

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THE OPPORTUNITY

THE SOONER THE RIGHT STEPS ARE TAKEN,

THE BIGGER THE UPLIFT.

LET’S TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING. Girls in junior high have the potential to fill 1.6 million extra computing positions by 2025.

That’s 69% of the total increase in the female computing workforce.

The report identifies which factors make the most difference at each stage of a girl’s educational journey.

Computing is for girls (+25%)

Experience of computing (+18%)

Inspiring teacher (+16%)

Computing is ‘cool’ (+11%)

No friends studying computing (-33%)

Not enjoyable (-31%)

Computing not taught (-30%)

Inspiring teachers (+16%)

Positive role model (+14%)

HIGH SCHOOL

COLLEGEJUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ACT NOW

SUSTAINENGAGEMENT

IN HIGH SCHOOL

INSPIREA CAREER

AFTER COLLEGE

SPARKINTEREST IN

JUNIOR HIGH

GIRLS ARE 4X MORE LIKELY to go into computing or coding as adults if they had early exposure to games.

73% OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS who were interested in studying computing had a teacher who encouraged them.

58% OF WOMEN WORKING IN COMPUTING did not major in computer science as college undergraduates. The door to computing never closes.

ACT NOW

WHO WILL CRACK THE CODE?ALL OF US. GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, NOT-FOR-PROFITS, GOVERNMENT.

IT’S TIME TO ACT NOW.

ABOUT THE RESEARCHAccenture and Girls Who Code carried out in-depth analysis to identify the factors that most influence decisions on studying and working in computing. This included qualitative research among girls aged 12-18, undergraduates, young workers, parents and teachers. We used the results to interview over 8,000 individuals to validate and quantify the findings. We then created a model to estimate the potential changes to female participation under a number of scenarios, and to calculate the potential impact on women’s earnings in the U.S.

Cracking the Gender Code

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