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That could be. I have seen women managers in charge of hiring who had a more balanced team. However, my anecdotal experiences are nowhere near enough of a sampl
by Communitivity 6y ago
That could be. I have seen women managers in charge of hiring who had a more balanced team. However, my anecdotal experiences are nowhere near enough of a sample to draw real conclusions from.
If there are fewer women going into tech, that also may represent a problem. Here I have more personal experience, as my daughter is interested in digital graphic design and programming. She has faced criticism for this choice from peers, and from teachers, and online. Several people commented that the tech world is too hard for women. Perhaps fewer women are going into tech because they are being discouraged at a young age, if this pattern of discouragement turns out to be widespread.
There are some efforts to fix this that have been getting more attention, including Girls Who Code [https://girlswhocode.org https://girlswhocode.org].
Also, thanks for the s/majority/minority catch. I've edited the original post to fix.
- GhostVII 6y agoIn my anecdotal experience the split happens pretty early, in early high school at the latest. All the people who were interested in computers in my grade 9 class were male.