- About 87% of nurses are women, and women hold 76% of all health care jobs (source US Census report)
- 77% of K-12 teachers are women (source Pew Research Center).
- About 70% of veterinarians are women and 87% of DVM students are women (American Animal Hospital Association).
- Women account for about 2/3ds of BA, MA, PhD journalism degrees but the industry has about 1/3 women in their employment (Poynter) and it is not increasing.
There are numerous fields of work with very wide gender imbalances – ranging from mostly women to mostly men: https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
Why does the media only care about gender balance in computer science?
Example story: Young women underrepresented in Oregon computer science education | Oregon / Northwest | centraloregondaily.com
The media has never shown interest in the widespread gender imbalances across dozens, if not hundreds, of job categories – see the BLS link above. There are many fields that are biased far more towards women than the field of computer science is toward men.
I have never seen a story about gender balance in nursing or education – two of the largest fields of employment in the U.S.
Why does the media only care about gender balance in computer science?
