! ! An#In"Depth&Examination&of&Data&and& Trends'Regarding'Women'in'Computing! ! ! Stuart!Zweben&and&Elizabeth!Bizot! Final&Report! ! September(1,"2015! Acknowledgements This work was supported by grant B2014-12 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates was licensed through the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics at the National Science Foundation. The use of NSF data does not imply NSF endorsement of the research methods or conclusions contained in this report. 1 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................. 2 List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 List of Tables ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Data Sources .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Prior Research ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Identification of Disciplines, Institutional Characteristics, and Individual Characteristics ......... 11 Computing Disciplines ............................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Classification of IPEDS CIP Codes into Disciplines ............................................................................................................. 12 Computer Science CIP Codes ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Computer Engineering CIP Codes .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Software Engineering CIP Codes ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Information Systems CIP Codes ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Information Technology CIP Codes ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Information Science CIP Codes .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Security CIP Codes ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Interdisciplinary CIP Codes ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 CIP Codes Considered but Not Included ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Disciplines in Taulbee Survey Data ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Disciplines in SED Data ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Institutional Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Individual Characteristics ...................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Identification of Key Educational and Career Stages and Transition Points ................................... 20 Degrees Awarded ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Doctoral Education Process .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Postgraduation Plans ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Other Career Stages ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Analysis Methods ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Results ................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Degrees Awarded ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Overall Trends ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Bachelor’s Degrees (hypothesis: negative trend) ............................................................................................................................. 24 Master’s Degrees (hypothesis: no significant trend) ...................................................................................................................... 27 Doctoral Degrees (hypothesis: positive trend) .................................................................................................................................. 29 Summary of Overall Degree Trend Results ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Data and Trends on Women in Computing 2 Summary of Taulbee Specialty Area Data ............................................................................................................................................. 31 Institutional Characteristics ........................................................................................................................................................ 33 Computer Science ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Computer Engineering ................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Software Engineering .................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Information Systems ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Information Technology ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Information Science ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Security ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Interdisciplinary ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Synthesis of Results Based on Institutional Characteristics .................................................................................................... 49 Additional Analysis of Non-Research Institutions ........................................................................................................................... 50 Individual Characteristics .............................................................................................................................................................