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> Having been a programmer and a lawyer, I can't think of anything about the respective jobs that is a good explanation for why my programming jobs were 10% wom

> Having been a programmer and a lawyer, I can't think of anything about the respective jobs that is a good explanation for why my programming jobs were 10% women while my legal jobs have been 50% women Having worked as a tech guy in a law firm there are many differences between programming jobs and legal jobs. A huge one is tech is 10x more diverse and frankly it's a big turn off for many women. Many women place a premium on the social side (just like the much derided brogrammer) and frankly at most companies the social side is far worse than at the average law firm.

zenlikethat 10y ago
What on earth do you mean by tech is 10x as diverse? And what specifically is so much more compelling to women about the "social side" of being a lawyer?
- sheepmullet 10y ago
  > What on earth do you mean by tech is 10x as diverse? Diversity in culture. Diversity in language. Diversity in education. Diversity in pay. Diversity in location. Diversity in religious belief. For example my boss has no tertiary education and 2 of my coworkers only speak broken English.