Women Dropping Out of IT 706
Women's eNews has an interesting look at women in tech, with numbers showing that women are bailing out of the IT field at a rapid pace. "Technology jobs are predicted to grow at a faster rate than all other jobs in the professional sector, up to 22% over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compensation is also good. In 2008, women in tech made an average salary of $70,370. ... But women's stake in that rosy outlook is questionable. For starters, men's pay during the same time period was $80,357. A study by the National Center for Women and Information Technology ... also finds that women are leaving computer careers in staggering numbers. 'Fifty-six percent of women in technology companies leave their organizations at the mid-level point, 10-20 years in their careers,' said Catherine Ashcraft, the senior research scientist who authored the report. In 2008, women held only 25% of all professional IT-related jobs, down from 36% in 1991, according to the group's report, 'Women in IT: The Facts.'"
Sexist (Score:5, Funny)
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They try, but they can't, because they wear shoes precisely designed to prevent any form of rapid ambulation.
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Yet, they still tend to stay far enough away from people who say things like "rapid ambulation" in casual conversation to make it irrelevant.
Re:why? because.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Not just women (Score:0, Funny)
Too much drama, too many workplace affairs, then they try to file suit against me for staring at the cleavage through their low cut tops. Freaking trolls.
Re:That explains the pay difference... (Score:5, Funny)
Hold on, hold on, I am writing this down, this is good shit, you have all the steps.
Now, how do you 'Have kids' exactly?
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what does that mean? (Score:3, Funny)
What are women?
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But it could make a great 80s synth pop song.
~/ Rapid ambulation / is sweeping through the nation /~
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THE SHOESAH!
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Re:Dilbert? (Score:2, Funny)
Some of them sure are suffering from something. From obsessive hand-washing (they won't even touch their mouse without 3 kleenex in between), to raging paranoia ...
Get into a code meeting and watch the pissing contests begin.
I've seen emails from guys to their girlfriends - while they're married, living with their wife and kids. I've seen worse than emails - like guys coming in and sleeping because they spent the night cheating on their pregnant wife. That's pretty harsh.
Studies show that men try to use their cell phones to impress women [techdirt.com]. Women look at that and go "You are SO lame!"
Men who assume that women are too stupid or helpless to have tried the obvious? Or refusing a woman's help because "what could she know?"
I have *never* seen a guy that doesn't have p0rn on his computer, with one exception. a 30-something virgin who thought that the boss was spying on *everything* he did (I ended up having to write his on-line dating ads to TRY to get him a social life). No telling what he had on his home machine.
I'm not saying it's limited to one sex - just that from what I've seen, there's plenty of sexist behavior.
Re:what does that mean? (Score:5, Funny)
What are women?
People with names that end in .JPG.
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It's not necessary to use herbs, spices or condiments with food either. Have fun with your plain potato language.
that's a very anti-tuber attitude. You must be a closet tuberist.