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The article presents a discussion on how men can promote women in computer science and also offers a personal narrative from one of the authors on receiving the Turing Award in computer science. To help women in computing, the article suggests men expand professional networks, read publications by women in the field, and encourage companies to assist educational programs.

The article discusses gender diversity within the computer science (CS) field. Topics include an increase in the number of women enrolling in and staying in CS degree programs, a decline in the percentage of CS degrees that went to women between 1984 and 2015, and the role of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in changing the attitudes and behavior of people within the CS field related to gender bias.

The article presents blogger Valerie Barr's commentary on the ninth Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. The Conference's central focused on creating technology for the betterment of society. Conference chairperson Heidi Kvinge encouraged attendees to network with each other. A keynote address by Megan Smith of Google.org discussed the interconnectedness of computer science. Fran Berman of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute also gave a keynote talk that emphasized the importance of science, technology, and engineering in addressing social problems.