Computer science has for the first time become the most popular major for female students at Stanford University, a hopeful sign for those trying to build up the thin ranks of women in the technology field.

计算机科学专业首次成为最受斯坦福大学女生欢迎的专业，对于那些试图增强女性在科技领域地位的人来说是个有希望的信号。

Based on preliminary declarations by upper-class students, about 214 women are majoring in computer science, accounting¹ for about 30 percent of majors in that department, the California-based university told Reuters on Friday. Human biology, which had been the most popular major for women, slipped to second place with 208.

斯坦福周五对路透称，基于高年级学生的初步申报结果，约214名女生选择主修计算机，占该专业总人数的30%左右。一直最受女生欢迎的人类生物学排名降至第二，人数为208人。

"We've crossed that threshold where women feel supported and comfortable," said Eric Roberts, a Stanford professor emeritus² of computer science who first obtained the numbers. "What we need to do is not turn anyone away because they feel unsupported, and a vibrant³ core community with a critical mass is essential."

“让女性感到舒服和获得支持的门槛，我们已经跨越了，”第一个获得这些数字的斯坦福计算机荣誉教授Eric Roberts表示。“我们需要做的是不要让有的人感到没有得到支持而望而却步，形成一个拥有关键规模的、诱有活力的核心群体是至关重要的。”

The shift at Stanford is particularly important given its prominence⁴ in Silicon⁵ Valley and the large number of companies, including Yahoo and Google, founded by its students.Computer science is Stanford's most popular major and has been for several years, according to a spokesman, representing about 20 percent of students with declared majors. Women make up 49 percent of Stanford's undergraduate body of about 7,000 students, according to the university.

鉴于斯坦福在矽谷的地位，其变化是非常重要的，包括雅虎和谷歌等很多企业的创始人都毕业于斯坦福。斯坦福的发言人称，计算机是斯坦福最受欢迎的专业，数年来申报人数占学生总数的比例在20%左右。斯坦福称，该校约有7,000名本科生，其中女生占49%。