Our Mission:

While women have joined the field of computer science in increasing numbers over the past 20 years, the percentage of women in the Computer Science field continues to be low. Only twenty percent of the FIU School of Computer Science undergraduate students are female. Admittedly, the field presents each individual that enters it great challenges that are not found in traditional fields, but in return, the benefits it provides far out-weigh these challenges. Nevertheless, many women students drop out of computer science and switch to less technical disciplines. We believe that some of the reasons for the high attrition rate of women in computer science are: difficulties encountered with the present curriculum, demanding family or work responsibilities, and the shortage of female role models within the faculty.

Our mission is to create more opportunities for women in the School of Computer Science in order for them to succeed and to attract additional female students to the field by creating a nurturing environment that will provide academic, professional, and emotional support.

Our Goals:

• To develop and maintain an undergraduate tutoring lab for women students in the School of Computer Science.
• To provide mentoring to incoming female students majoring in computer science.
• To invite alumni and professional women working in the field of computer science to speak to women students at the School of Computer Science.
• To seek funding and offer women undergraduates in the School of Computer Science the opportunity to attend professional and academic conferences.
• Communicate with the faculty of the School of Computer Science about women’s curriculum needs.
• To reach out to the public school community and encourage female students to join the Computer Science program.