<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; ">This month's issue of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Communications of the ACM </span>spotlights the escalating challenges of inspiring, recruiting, and retaining <b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Women in Computing</span></b>. While women's representation in the computing field has improved in some sectors, it is still far short of equal. Programs now under way could help make computing more inclusive by improving opportunities to encourage and to teach. This month's cover story, written by Maria Klawe, Telle Whitney, and Caroline Simard, traces the progress made over the last 15 years in educating females about opportunities in the computing field as well as the many obstacles still standing in the way.</span><br>
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