A 1966 study of 366 U.S. government civil-service programmers found that 28 percent were women.

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"A 1966 study of 366 U.S. government civil-service programmers found that 28 percent were women."

The 28 percent figure is a documented contemporary sample, but it should not be generalized into a firm industry-wide percentage for all 1960s programmers.

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Source title What percentage of programmers were women?

Source authors Nathan Ensmenger

Source year 2023

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