1. IT Demography

4. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

5. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

6. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

7. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

8. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

9. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

10. Pew Internet American Life Project, Oct 5, 2005 www.pewinternet.orgwww.pewinternet.org

11. How important is it to close the digital divide?

12. There are a variety of arguments regarding why closing the digital divide is important. Economic equality: access to the Internet is a basic component of civil life that some developed countries aim to guarantee for their citizens. –important for the reasons of security. –important seems to be the fact many vital information for their career, civic life, safety, etc. are increasingly provided via the Internet, especially on the web. Social mobility: computer and network play an important role in learning and career, so education should include that of computing and use of the Internet. –Without such offerings, the existing digital divide works unfairly to the children in the lower socio-economic status. –In order to provide equal opportunities, the government might offer some form of support. Democracy: the use of the Internet would lead to a healthier democracy in one way or another. –increased public participation in election and decision making processes. –Direct participation (Athenian democracy) Economic growth: the development of information infrastructure and active use of it would be a shortcut to the economic growth. –Information technologies tend to be associated with productivity improvements. –The exploitation of the latest technologies may give industries of a country a competitive advantage.

13. Lets look at DD in IT education

14. http://www.cpsr.org/publications/newsletters/issues/2000/Winter2000/davies-camp.html Percentage of BS degrees in CS awarded to women at top 136 universities

15. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/bs.gender.html

16. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/ms.gender.html

17. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/

20. Top 50 CS departments in 2002 1032 total faculty 279 asian 27% 114 female 11% 4 black 2/5 of 1% 17 hispanic 16%

21. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/bs.gender.html

22. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/ms.gender.html

23. http://www.cra.org/info/education/us/

26. Do we care whether CS people are black, white, latino, male, or female? Do we care if professors are?