I got a degree in computer science in 1985. About 35% of my graduating class was women. In 2000, that ratio was down around 10%, thanks mainly to home computers being marketed heavily towards boys. If only more had been taught in school about the many remarkable contributions to computing made by women.
Adm Hopper was also credited with logging the first ever case of a "bug" being found in code: https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/september/9/
I got a degree in computer science in 1985. About 35% of my graduating class was women. In 2000, that ratio was down around 10%, thanks mainly to home computers being marketed heavily towards boys. If only more had been taught in school about the many remarkable contributions to computing made by women.