Becoming a Computer Scientist. Communications of the ACM . Girls consistently match or surpass boys' achievements in science and mathematics as measured by scholastic aptitude tests, achievements tests and classroom grades.
Women leave science and engineering careers twice as frequently as men.
Women's salaries in science and engineering lag behind men's by 12 to 15 percent. Gender Equity and Empowerment in Vocational Education. Richard D. Lakes, Ed. Click here for additional research and online resources related to gender equity. Click here for an annotated bibliography of articles on gender equity in the sciences.