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When I started out, about 30 years ago, the male/female ratio in IT was about 60:40. But I presume that men were also a larger percentage of the total workforce
by auxbuss 16y ago
When I started out, about 30 years ago, the male/female ratio in IT was about 60:40. But I presume that men were also a larger percentage of the total workforce at that time, at least in "professional" roles.
The first time I really noticed the change was at Sun around 1998/99 when my group, containing about 100 engineers, only had two women in it.
- auxbuss 16y agoBad form to reply to myself, but I just went and read the Tracy Chou post mentioned elsewhere here http://www.quora.com/Tracy-Chou/Women-in-Software-Engineering-Part-I http://www.quora.com/Tracy-Chou/Women-in-Software-Engineerin... I have to say that I recognise everything she says. For the record, I am male. On reflection, the IT world has become a place where a huge amount of male posturing and faux competitiveness goes on. It wears me down. I know a lot of guys behave this way, but the IT world is best powered by cooperation and collaboration, not by a lot of willy waving. It's interesting that she mentions her mum being in IT 25 years ago and gave it up 10 years ago, as I know a lot of women who did just that. A lot.