Women in Computing around the World: an Initial Comparison of International Statistics

This technical report describes the participation of women in computing in more than 30 countries, by focussing on participation at undergraduate level. A brief discussion covers how societal and cultural factors may affect women’s participation. Statistics from many different sources are presented for comparison. Generally, participation is low – most countries fall in the 10-40% range with a few below 10% and a few above above 40%. In the appendices, the approach to data collection is described and statistics for women in computing and mathematics are presented.