document: Priming the pipeline -LSB- women in computer science careers -RSB- In 1997 The Backyard Project , a pilot program of the Garnett Foundation , was instituted to encourage high school girls to explore careers in the computer industry . At that time , the Garnett Foundation commissioned the Global Strategy Group to execute a survey of 652 college-bound high school students -LRB- grades 9 through 12 -RRB- , to help discover directions that The Backyard Project might take to try to move toward the mission of the pilot program . It conducted the study by telephone between March 25 and April 8 , 1997 in the Silicon Valley , Boston , and Austin metropolitan areas . It conducted all interviews using a random digit dialing methodology , derived from a file of American households with high incidences of adolescent children . The top six answers from girls to the survey question `` why are girls less likely to pursue computer science careers ? '' in order of perceived importance by the girls were : not enough role models ; women have other interests ; did n't know about the industry ; limited opportunity ; negative media ; and too nerdy . These responses are discussed
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extractive_keyphrases: the backyard project high school girls
abstractive_keyphrases: computer industry careers college-bound high school students