Gender and regret of computer science and engineering degrees
Social Science Research | MPC Members: Tom VanHeuvelen
- Women in computer science and, to a lesser extent, engineering fields report distinctly high levels of regret of their field of study compared to otherwise similar men
- Observed economic, occupation, industry, and sociodemographic characteristics don’t explain the high regret of women in these fields
- Efforts to open access to these critical computer science and engineering fields for women will likely fail unless deep cultural work is done to change the regret that many women feel after successfully entering these fields