| 1 | A | B | C | D |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | change in women's representation in stem between 2010 and 2015, by selected stem fields of study, 2010 cohort |  |  |  |
| 3 | stem field of study | women's share of first-year students | women's share of 6th-year students and graduates | net change in women's representation from first to sixth year |
| 4 |  | percent |  | percentage point change |
| 5 | stem | 43.6 | 43.0 | -0.6 |
| 6 | physical and chemical sciences | 32.3 | 37.0 | 4.7 |
| 7 | biological sciences | 59.8 | 61.9 | 2.1 |
| 8 | general and integrated sciences | 57.8 | 57.5 | -0.3 |
| 9 | engineering | 18.7 | 19.9 | 1.2 |
| 10 | mathematics and related studies | 42.9 | 42.3 | -0.6 |
| 11 | computer and information sciences | 15.8 | 18.0 | 2.2 |

Question: how many percentage points did women make up first-year students in physical and chemical sciences?
Answer: 32.3

Question: how many percentage points did women make up sixth-year students and graduates in physical and chemical sciences?
Answer: 37

Question: how many percentage points did women make up first-year students in computer and information sciences?
Answer: 15.8

Question: how many percentage points did women make up sixth-year students and graduates in computer and information sciences?
Answer: 18