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> Maybe the women just hustled harder. Doubt that explains it. I went through a large software development course, about 70 people. 60-40 male-female. Was a
by tps5 10y ago
> Maybe the women just hustled harder.
Doubt that explains it.
I went through a large software development course, about 70 people. 60-40 male-female. Was a positive experience. The women all landed jobs instantly. As in, the day the camp ended, they all had jobs. The men, mostly, did not. It took months and multiple interviews for the men to get hired.
The demand for female developers is higher than the demand for male developers. (not that the demand for male developers is low). This doesn't particularly bother me, but it does appear to be a thing.
The way I look at it, most of the personal attributes that get you an entry-level job will end up having nothing to do with how well you will perform in that job. Gender is just another one of those.
- WildUtah 10y ago40% female? That's extremely high. Wonder how they accomplished that.
- lmcnish14 10y agoThat seems like a reasonable ratio considering that bootcamps are a popular way for women to break into the industry.
- abraca 10y agoNo, it is not a typical ratio. Bootcamps often have cohorts where there are 10 percent or even fewer women. For a bootcamp to have 40 percent ratio is impressive and unusual. Also - remarkable for all women to have a job at graduation. The bootcamp described sounds very unusual and the numbers are so very different from industry standard - that I encourage anyone reading to do their own research.
- discombobulate 10y agoWhich sites do you suggest for research?
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- abraca 10y agoI suggest talking to most recent grads of a program as things change all the time. For example, schools which previously had good placement may hugely expand number of cohorts - and not scale out job-finding resources or company partnerships.