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Coursera: International Women’s Day: Our Weeklong Reflections on Women in Tech
By Daphne Koller, President and Co-founder of Coursera, former professor of computer science at Stanford University International Women’s Day on March 8th celebrates social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women – and also encourages action to accelerate gender parity across the globe. Follow #WomeninTech throughout this week to see different perspectives on how to close the gender gap in technology from inspiring female professors who teach on Coursera. In recent years, we have seen a significant boom in the number of people studying technology. This is not surprising, given that so many jobs now require background in computer science, engineering, or other technical skills. At the same time, however, female representation in technology programs has steadily declined. Today, only about 18% of computer science graduates are women. This is a serious concern both for society and for women: for society, because we all need smart people to innovate and apply…