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Women in the U.S. computing workforce will shrink in the next 10 years unless we take action now.
In 2015, there were 500,000 new computing jobs to be filled but fewer than 40,000 new computer science graduates. This shortage is a fundamental economic challenge for the U.S. economy and its global competitiveness.
The answer is all of us. It’s girls and young women, it’s schools, it’s businesses, it’s government, it’s not-for-profits. No single stakeholder can achieve this alone, and this work demands collaboration around a widely shared agenda.
Put simply, America needs more girls and young women in computing. It’s time to take the actions needed to make it happen. Together.