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>how many workplaces have an engineering team which are 50% female? 25% female? 10% female? 5% female? All I can find is data from 2012[1], but <20% of enginee
by jotux 8y ago
>how many workplaces have an engineering team which are 50% female? 25% female? 10% female? 5% female?
All I can find is data from 2012[1], but <20% of engineering and computer science graduates are female. I help with interviews for the group I work in and just skimmed every job announcement (intern through senior level) to see the breakdown of who applied. In 5 years we had 81 people apply for jobs, which included only 3 women. Although I don't have access to any data, the previous job I had was similar: I estimate that I screened 30-40 candidates over 2 years and only one was female in that time.
Our job postings (and those of my previous employer) were generic descriptions of the work and benefits. Perhaps generic job descriptions are inherently hostile towards women?
[1] https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/girlsinit_report2012_final.pdf https://www.ncwit.org/sites/default/files/resources/girlsini...