If you like math ...
CS is for you because:
- It gives you the opportunity to apply math in practical domains (Emily heard that women predominantly went into math because they could teach it, not practically apply it. Are the phd degree numbers for women in math much higher than women in cs?)
- CS is also about statistical analysis of information
If you like science ...
CS is for you because: (maybe make this more practical by focusing on what CS will give you -- "with CS, you can: help people, find new drugs, fight cancer, enrich people's lives, conduct ground-breaking scientific research in any discipline, etc...."
- It enables interdisciplinary research, with CS you can do research in practically any other discipline (yes, but why would they choose to study CS, rather than just the science they really want to do? I would reword as: "Research in almost every science now relies on computer science principles..." or something more along the lines of what they gain by studying computer science)
- Searching for new drugs is done first computationally
- Other applications in bioinformatics and genomics
If you want to help people ...
CS is for you because:
- Analysis of medical images can potentially save people
- Something about interfaces for people with disabilities
- Make the internet more people friendly
- Help people manager their daily lives with smart kitchens (access your fridge contents before you leave work)
- Create robots to help blind and disabled people be more independent
If you want to interact with people... (many woman think that by studying CS they would be isolated)
- Does anybody know anything about research of social behavior in social networks?
- Learn about behavior patterns and predict the next big movie or style trend
- Collaborate with designers, end-users, and other team members to design interactive systems
- Computer science is done in teams, and many teams have diverse opinions and backgrounds. It is not a solitary occupation at all
What else?
- Get a high-paying job in one of the fastest growing industries (e.g.: "so-and-so predicts that the number of tech jobs will quadruple by the year 2010")
- Flexible career options enable you to work anywhere, from anywhere (Great point!!)
Random ideas from other sites (we need to rephrase them):
- Computer science is a discipline of study in itself. However, a rather unique aspect of computer science is that it's not only a very broad discipline, but that it has exceptionally broad application to nearly every other discipline imaginable
- Computing is part of everything we do
- Computer technology are part of about everything that touches our lives from the cars we drive, to the movies we watch
- Computing requires and develops capabilities in solving deep, multidimensional problems requiring imagination and sensitivity to a variety of concerns
- Computing enables you to make a positive difference in the world
- Computing drives innovation in the sciences, engineering, business, entertainment, and education
- Computing offers great opportunities for true creativity and innovativeness
- Creating high-quality computing solutions is a highly creative activity, and computing supports creative work in other fields
- Computing has space for collaborative work
Links
http://computingcareers.acm.org/
- Caring robots may be an attractive field for women
http://robotics.youngester.com/2009/08/caring-robots.html
- Educational Pipeline Issues for Women in CS
http://people.mills.edu/spertus/Gender/pipeline.html
Statements for the poster:
Quotes
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes, biology is about microscopes or chemistry is about beakers and test tubes. Science is not about tools. It is about how we use them, and what we find out when we do. ~Edsger W. Dijkstra
Computing is not about computers any more. It is about living. ~Nicholas Negroponte
“The best way to predict the future is to implement it.” – David Heinemeier Hansson
A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. ~Mitch Ratcliffe (jajaja sorry, not to be used in the poster of course)
We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. Author: Carl Sagan