The bar chart illustrates the number of male and female research students studying six different computer science subjects at a US university in 2011.
Overall, it is clear that Natural Sciences was the most popular subject for both genders, and it was the only field where the numbers of men and women were equal. Additionally, while men dominated most subjects, Linguistics was the only exception.
Regarding the male-dominated subjects, Mathematics and Psychology had the highest number of men, both at 200. However, the gender gap in Mathematics was the most significant, with only about 40 female students. In contrast, the figure for females in Psychology was much higher at 175. Meanwhile, Engineering and Programming followed a similar pattern, with 150 males and approximately 75-80 females in each.
In Linguistics, the trend was reversed as females outnumbered males, with roughly 120 women compared to 80 men. Finally, Natural Sciences stood out as the most balanced field, with exactly 200 students from each gender enrolling in the course.