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0 pointstarsinge4y ago0 comments

> Using a low estimate of 15% of CS degrees going to women, you'd get 750 women applying.

High paying usually means senior, seniority is usually 5-10 years, so you would need 15% 10 years ago.

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Yep, that's why I used 15% because over the past 20 years it never dipped that low.

Here's one source that shows 10 years ago it would have been about 18%.

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0 pointstarsinge4y ago0 comments

> Using a low estimate of 15% of CS degrees going to women, you'd get 750 women applying.

High paying usually means senior, seniority is usually 5-10 years, so you would need 15% 10 years ago.

Yep, that's why I used 15% because over the past 20 years it never dipped that low.

Here's one source that shows 10 years ago it would have been about 18%.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse