not the parent, but the discussion is of interest for me. I&#x27;ve quickly run a search query for &quot;affirmative action statistics for computer science&quot;. First page result included a report from <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.civilrights.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.civilrights.org&#x2F;</a>. I am ignorant of veracity or validity of this organization, so I can&#x27;t verify if its contents are sufficient to be &quot;evidence&quot;. But here goes(emphasis mine):<p>&quot;By 2010, one in four new jobs will be “technically-oriented,” or involving computers. However, women still lag far behind in earning computer technology degrees and working in computer technology-related professions. <i>High school girls represent only 17 percent of computer science AP test takers and college-educated women earn only 27 percent of bachelor’s degrees in computer science (down from 37 percent in 1984)</i> and 16.3 percent of doctorate degrees in computer science. Overall, women comprise roughly 20 percent of IT professionals. (“Tech Savvy: Educating Girls in the New Computer Age,” American Association for University Women, 2000)&quot; [1]<p>Barring the &quot;down from 37 percent&quot; part, it tells me that 17% of female high schoolers take AP computer science, but actually a <i>higher</i> percentage of women end up with a CS diploma. It&#x27;s very thin connection but that does raise a question that affirmative action lets in more women.<p>[1]  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.civilrights.org&#x2F;equal-opportunity&#x2F;fact-sheets&#x2F;fact_sheet_packet.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.civilrights.org&#x2F;equal-opportunity&#x2F;fact-sheets&#x2F;fac...</a>