; Whereas women of color particularly face an achievement gap in science and engineering education; Whereas, in 2015, women were conferred nearly a third of all science and engineering degrees; Whereas, in 2015, women of color received only 13 percent of all science and engineering degrees (Black: 3.2 percent; Hispanic: 3.9 percent; Native American or Alaskan Native: 0.2 percent; Asian or Pacific Islander: 4.5 percent; and multi-racial: 1.2 percent); Whereas women overall face a large opportunity gap in computer science; Whereas only 18 of all bachelor’s degrees conferred in computer science went to women in 2015; Whereas, in 2015, women of color received only 9 percent of degrees conferred in computer science (Black: 3 percent; Hispanic: 2 percent; Native American or Alaska Native: 0.8 percent; and Asian or Pacific Islander: 3 percent); Whereas the opportunity and achievement gap between boys and girls starts early; Whereas, in 2017, 22 percent of high schools offered the Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science course, and only 35 percent of high schools teach computer science; Whereas, in 2018, 28 percent of AP Computer Science test takers were girls, and 21 percent were African American or Latino; and Whereas there is a dearth of disaggregated data to show academic attainment across different Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities: Now, therefore, be it