<p>It is a Stanford Power Point presentation from March 18, 2008 (you need MS Power Point). I also remember reading another Stanford report and I’ll try to find out in case you don’t have PP. But based on this ppt, 2007 was the lowest point and the enrollment was inching up in 2008 even though female enrollment was still declining in 2008. It is very much possible that the situation has turned around since 2008. </p>
<p>An old report but similar tone and content (pdf 2001) from Eric Roberts is here:
<a href=“http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.133.9698&rep=rep1&type=pdf[/url]”>http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.133.9698&rep=rep1&type=pdf</a></p>
<p>“The course is designed to encourage all students rather
than to select the best. At all too many institutions, the
introductory computer science course is run as a filter
course designed to weed out all but the best students. At
Stanford, our goal in the introductory course is to get as
many people as possible through it”</p>
<p>It looks like Stanford has been constantly working on this matter. Still trying to find the other report I mentioned before.</p>