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> My own conjecture is that women don't want to do software development because it's boring and difficult. Why would women find this more of a problem then men
by Kadin 15y ago
> My own conjecture is that women don't want to do software development because it's boring and difficult.
Why would women find this more of a problem then men do? You're just replacing one unproven assertion with another, the latter that women are more sensitive to "boring and difficult" jobs than men are. I can't think of any compelling reason or even any evidence for that, given the number of "boring and difficult" jobs done by women.
Also, given the average salary and demand for developers in the current job market relative to other fields, women -- as a group -- would have to have a rather strong aversion to software development to be avoiding it purely because it's boring and difficult.
I don't see any reason to take that particular conjecture seriously.
- 127 15y ago>Why would women find this more of a problem then men do? I did not say this. What I said that women have more of a choice not to have a career and still succeed in raising a family.
- slantyyz 15y ago> What I said that women have more of a choice not to have a career and still succeed in raising a family. Yeah, not so sure about that statement either, given economic times.
- icebraining 15y agoThe census show that stay-at-home women have in general lower education and family income, and are more likely to be Hispanic or foreign-born. The results indicate it's less of a choice and more of a lack of employment opportunities.
- 127 15y agoAlso my personal research shows that women value steady employment in long time partners much more than men do.