Girls and computers

[MarillionFan]

Actually, it's 8.9%. That's what OVER 91% means.

I think you'll find it's 8.99 recurring. But don't worry I know women don't worry about those last few pennies...

[Cliphead]

IT didn't exist when I was at school. How many A level students go on to study IT at college or university or even have a career?

Should be a poll on this but how many of you studied IT at all? I did a degree in astronomy, research in aerodynamics (hypersonics), and by accident ended up in IT.

[mudskipper]

Actually it's 8.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 9999999999999%

Let me guess - are you a girl?

That would require

10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000 candidates. Unlikely.

[MarillionFan]

IT didn't exist when I was at school. How many A level students go on to study IT at college or university or even have a career?

Should be a poll on this but how many of you studied IT at all? I did a degree in astronomy, research in aerodynamics (hypersonics), and by accident ended up in IT.

I did IT at school in 1985/1986. Did a computing A-Level in 1987.

I appreciate that in 1887 you may have struggled Cliphead.

[mudskipper]

I think you'll find it's 8.99 recurring. But don't worry I know women don't worry about those last few pennies...

Technically the same as 8.9 recurring. Which would require an infinite number of candidates. Impossible.

[AtW]

Technically the same as 8.9 recurring. Which would require an infinite number of candidates. Impossible.

Everything is possible in math - don't you have some abstract imagination or something?

[mudskipper]

IT didn't exist when I was at school. How many A level students go on to study IT at college or university or even have a career?

Should be a poll on this but how many of you studied IT at all? I did a degree in astronomy, research in aerodynamics (hypersonics), and by accident ended up in IT.

That's a valid point. But I think IT is much more widely available now. I also ended up in IT, but went on to study at college. The figure is still representative of the number of women interested in studying IT.

[Cliphead]

I did IT at school in 1985/1986. Did a computing A-Level in 1987.

I appreciate that in 1887 you may have struggled Cliphead.

Left school in 1976, no computers around then. By '87 was doing rather well in IT

[SueEllen]

I did IT at school in 1985/1986. Did a computing A-Level in 1987.

I didn't do IT A-Levels either.

In fact the only woman I know with an A Level in Computer Science went on to study a Business degree and become an accountant.

The guys I studied with who went on to do Computer Science degrees didn't do A Level Computer Science either.

[SueEllen]

That's a valid point. But I think IT is much more widely available now. I also ended up in IT, but went on to study at college. The figure is still representative of the number of women interested in studying IT.

Lots of women decide to study IT as mature students so don't need A Levels at all, or come into the profession via other degrees. I've worked with lots of Maths graduates.