Women Leaving I.T.

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:40AM from the baby-come-back dept.

Deinhard writes "NewsFactor is running a story on the exodus of women from the I.T. field. According to the article, women made up 41% of the I.T workforce in 1996. That number dropped to 35% by 2002 and that "the downward spiral is gaining momentum." While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"

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Women? (Score:4, Funny)

by gnoos ( 828264 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:42AM (#11908514)

There were women working in IT???? Where?

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overall effects? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:43AM (#11908515)

Simple, less geek chicks!

And that's terrible. How am I supposed to deal with a woman that doesn't think compiling a just released kernel is exciting and the best forplay one can have?

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Effects (Score:5, Funny)

by Jace of Fuse! ( 72042 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:44AM (#11908518) Homepage

While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?

Less sex on the job?

Oh, wait, we're talking about IT right?

Nevermind.

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Oh man... (Score:2, Funny)

by Darkon ( 206829 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:45AM (#11908522)

Now I'll never get a date. :(

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Effects. (Score:3, Funny)

by CrackedButter ( 646746 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:45AM (#11908523) Homepage Journal

what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?
Er... tangible masterbation material is thinning out?

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I know why (Score:2, Funny)

by onion2k ( 203094 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:45AM (#11908527) Homepage

Its because theres only one of me to go round, and they're unhappy not to be working with me all the time.

Yes.

Thats it for sure.

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Momentum (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:47AM (#11908529)

"the downward spiral is gaining momentum."

Angular or linear?

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Effects (Score:5, Funny)

by gnoos ( 828264 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:48AM (#11908530)

"While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"

We will have to get the teas and coffees ourselves.

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Re:overall effects? (Score:5, Funny)

by ettlz ( 639203 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:49AM (#11908538) Journal

How am I supposed to deal with a woman that doesn't think compiling a just released kernel is exciting and the best forplay one can have?

Apply patches first.

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This Proves It (Score:5, Funny)

by ObsessiveMathsFreak ( 773371 ) writes: <obsessivemathsfreak AT eircom DOT net> on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:55AM (#11908575) Homepage Journal

Women _are_ smarter than men.

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Thank goodness. (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @06:55AM (#11908578)

I worked for a female I.T. manager once. She fired someone every 28 days.

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Re:Oh man... (Score:2, Funny)

by Norfair ( 845108 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @07:04AM (#11908623) Journal

You mean to say you actually had a chance in the first place?

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Seriously? (Score:2, Funny)

by Capt James McCarthy ( 860294 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @07:17AM (#11908678) Journal

Both of them?

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Titanic (Score:4, Funny)

by Duncan3 ( 10537 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @07:38AM (#11908748) Homepage

When the ship is sinking, the women and children leave first don't they? :)

Blame the outsourcing iceberg. Something about "no longterm prospects".

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Re:Not politically correct but reality is... (Score:3, Funny)

by Eminence ( 225397 ) writes: <{akbrandt} {at} {gmail.com}> on Friday March 11, 2005 @07:45AM (#11908768) Homepage

I doubt that. Why aren't women then ruling the world?
Women aren't ruling the world?

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Re:You're modded as +3 funny but... (Score:3, Funny)

by BRSloth ( 578824 ) writes: <julio@NOsPaM.juliobiason.net> on Friday March 11, 2005 @08:28AM (#11908919) Homepage Journal

But in their fields, they're significantly better equipped than most of the men they graduated with.

Sure, they have boobs.

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Re:Oh man... (Score:3, Funny)

by Eleazer ( 412458 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @08:32AM (#11908933)

Mail-order brides, man. Mail-order brides.

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In other news. (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @08:46AM (#11908989)

All the women left the coal mining.

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Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:5, Funny)

by Alranor ( 472986 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @08:47AM (#11908997)

new pool

i am :

() male

() female

() i dont know

() CowboyNeal ??

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Dential Hygienists (Score:3, Funny)

by BigIrv ( 695710 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @08:59AM (#11909045)

When people start worrying that there aren't enough men going in the dental hygienist field (I've never in all my life seen one), I'll start worrying about the lack of women in IT.

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Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:3, Funny)

by chefren ( 17219 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @09:00AM (#11909050)

Yes! Excellent idea for a poll. Simple and intresting. Please, mod parent up or even better, submit the idea to the editors.

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Re:Momentum (Score:3, Funny)

by Dr. Evil ( 3501 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @09:34AM (#11909271)

"While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"
Equal and opposite?

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Re:Flaw in argument (Score:3, Funny)

by northcat ( 827059 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @10:00AM (#11909482) Journal

Wow, I just spent 10 minutes thinking that BOTH was an acronym and trying to figure out its full form.

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Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:4, Funny)

by mmkkbb ( 816035 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @10:03AM (#11909516) Homepage Journal

And besides, how much fun is it to be the only girl out of a 100 geeks in CS? :)

Well, it's great if you want attention, I suppose. I'd rather be the one dude in a French class...

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Top 3 Reasons (Score:3, Funny)

by catdevnull ( 531283 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @10:19AM (#11909635)

3. They married the billionaire CEO and quit working
2. They went back to grad school to shut that Harvard guy up
1. They got tired of being asked to dress up as "7 of 9" every Halloween.

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Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:5, Funny)

by ttfkam ( 37064 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @10:56AM (#11909978) Homepage Journal

The odds are good, but the goods are odd.

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Ogling (Score:3, Funny)

by djdavetrouble ( 442175 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @11:10AM (#11910111) Homepage

Isn't that what college is all about ? (besides the education thingy)

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Re:Ogling (Score:5, Funny)

by Ohreally_factor ( 593551 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @11:21AM (#11910225) Journal

You kids with your ogling. Back in my day, it was gold fish swallowing and sitting atop a flagpole that was all the rage.

Well, it's time for my morning prunes, so 23 skidoo! (23 skidoo is what we used to say.)

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Good (Score:3, Funny)

by ajnsue ( 773317 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @11:24AM (#11910273)

...they made me nervous anyway. They kept wanting to talk and stuff.

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Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @12:34PM (#11911054)

Well, here at Women's College of Notre Dame, there are no male students in our CS program... so take that! Ummm, that is, if we had a CS program.

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Re:Speaking only for myself (Score:3, Funny)

by MightyMartian ( 840721 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @12:38PM (#11911094) Journal

But if all the owmen leave IT, how will the computer geeks reproduce?
Well, I guess there's always budding.

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Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:2, Funny)

by Dark Demon ( 575498 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @03:09PM (#11913033)

You mean the one STRAIGHT dude in a French class.

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Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:3, Funny)

by anagama ( 611277 ) writes: <obamaisaneocon@nothingchanged.org> on Friday March 11, 2005 @03:18PM (#11913130) Homepage

Why? Were you a recipient? Make sure you spellcheck your resume before sending it to anyone.

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Re:No surprise (Score:3, Funny)

by Fulcrum of Evil ( 560260 ) writes: on Friday March 11, 2005 @05:16PM (#11914342)

Ask 20 9th grade girls, 18 of them will want to be thinner and more attractive, and have substantially no long-term goals beyond their appearances.

Ask 20 9th grade boys - they all want to bang the 2 girls that are already skinny.

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Women? (Score:4, Funny)

overall effects? (Score:2, Funny)

Effects (Score:5, Funny)

Oh man... (Score:2, Funny)

Effects. (Score:3, Funny)

I know why (Score:2, Funny)

Momentum (Score:5, Funny)

Effects (Score:5, Funny)

Re:overall effects? (Score:5, Funny)

This Proves It (Score:5, Funny)

Thank goodness. (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Oh man... (Score:2, Funny)

Seriously? (Score:2, Funny)

Titanic (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Not politically correct but reality is... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:You're modded as +3 funny but... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Oh man... (Score:3, Funny)

In other news. (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:5, Funny)

Dential Hygienists (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Momentum (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Flaw in argument (Score:3, Funny)

Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:4, Funny)

Top 3 Reasons (Score:3, Funny)

Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:5, Funny)

Ogling (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Ogling (Score:5, Funny)

Good (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Speaking only for myself (Score:3, Funny)

Re:It's just too hard for them (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Looking at the distribution ... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:No surprise (Score:3, Funny)

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