NCWIT Scorecard: The Status of Women’s Participation in Computing

Published on 05/04/2024

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The NCWIT Scorecard is a place you can find data on trends in the participation in computing in the U.S. over time, by race and gender, providing a benchmark for measuring progress and identifying areas for improvement. NCWIT supplies these data visualizations for the computing community free of charge. Feel free to use these data in reports, presentations, proposals, and other research with the appropriate citation.

Suggested citation: Beldon, M., DuBow, W., Hovey, C., Pollich, M., & Sundar, S. (2024). NCWIT Scorecard: The Status of Women’s Participation in Computing. Boulder, CO: NCWIT.

Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Post-Secondary Degree Completions

The post-secondary Scorecard data is temporarily unavailable:

Tab 1: Introduction of NCWIT Scorecard
Tab 2: STEM Degrees Earned by Gender (1987-2022)
Tab 3: CIS Degrees Earned by Gender (1987-2022)
Tab 4: CIS Degrees Earned by Race/Ethnicity (2011-2022)
Tab 5: Racial Ethnic Composition of CIS Degrees Earned by Women (2011-2022)
Tab 6: Percent of CS Degrees Earned by Women (1990-2022)
Tab 7: Additional Resources for statistics relevant for understanding the participation of different populations in computing

All datasets and charts are downloadable.

Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Computing Workforce

The following statistics can be found in this interactive data visualization:

Tab 1: Introduction of NCWIT Scorecard
Tab 2: Employment in Computing Occupations by Gender
Tab 3: Computing Occupations by Intersection of Gender and Race/Ethnicity
Tab 4: Race/Ethnic Representation in Computing Occupations
Tab 5: Additional Resources for statistics relevant for understanding the participation of different populations in computing

All datasets and charts are downloadable.

The Status of Computing in Secondary Education (K-12)

Many organizations, including NCWIT partners and members, produce useful statistics to provide insights into the K-12 computing landscape. We’re highlighting some of those here.