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Because companies strive for the best possible candidates, and 50% of those are women, regardless of what they happened to major in. The gender-imbalance in computer science is an artificial barrier, exactly the kind that should be statistically eliminated by a thorough equal-opportunity application process (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_opportunity)

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If only 12% of the candidate pool is women, shouldn't 12% of the jobs be held by women? Doesn't this make it much easier for a women to get a job over a man?

Who said 12% of the candidate pool was women? 12% of the majors are, that's not the same thing. I think many tech companies want the smartest people they can possibly find. By that measure, 50% of the candidate pool is women.

And no, it's not easier for a woman to land a job than a man. If it was, we wouldn't be seeing the abysmal diversity numbers we're currently seeing.

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