The Department of Electronics and Computer Science here at Southampton University includes about 20 lecturers who specialise in Computer Science. Five of these lecturers are women. Computer Science is a challenging subject, as both hardware and software technologies are continually evolving. In industry, there is a seemingly greater need for graduates thanthe universities and polytechnics can ever supply, even at times of recession. It is very clear that skills beyond pure expertise with algorithms and programming are required for careers in Information Technology; there is a need to communicate, document and work in groups, as well as be proficient at some of the more abstract areas of the subject. Thereis good reason to believe that young women as well as young men should be attracted to careers in the IT area, yet the number of women applying for degrees in Computer Science over the whole of the UK decreased astonishingly between five andsixyears ago and has never recovered.