Closing the gender gap in some science fields may take over 100 years
280 years may pass before there is an equal number of men and women in computer science
WOMEN IN SCIENCE Progress has been made on closing the gender gap in science-related fields, but it may be decades or even centuries before some disciplines have equal numbers of men and women, a new study suggests.
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock
If you’re a female computer scientist, you may not see an equal number of men and women working in your field in this century — or even the next one.