>To me, the bigger difference is that there must be 10-100x more CS majors per year now than in 1985. CS was mostly applied math then, and math majors have long been extremely majority male.
Actually, according to the second chart on this page(1), there are almost exactly the same number of CS bachelors degrees granted today as there were in 1985 (~41k). Also, the percentage of women in 1985 was double that of today.
Actually, according to the second chart on this page(1), there are almost exactly the same number of CS bachelors degrees granted today as there were in 1985 (~41k). Also, the percentage of women in 1985 was double that of today.
[1] http://blogs.computerworld.com/it-careers/21993/women-comput...