Hooray, my favorite least-favorite topic. I've written about this several times[1], and my final conclusion is: Maybe the lack of women in IT just goes to show

Hooray, my favorite least-favorite topic. I've written about this several times[1], and my final conclusion is: Maybe the lack of women in IT just goes to show: they've got sense! Unless you're in the top 10% -- or higher -- then the tech field sucks. Most programming jobs are deep inside massive companies where they treat programmers like slightly more skilled typists. There's a reason Office Space was about developers. I'm gonna commit a major sin and quote myself here: 'It's like we're all busy eating the same shit sandwich and—ill-content to eat it alone—we are holding a slice out to these putative women blocked by sexism, and saying "Hey, this goes GREAT with Wonderbread. Want a taste?"' I will definitely use the OP's "don't treat me like a three-headed" monkey line in the future, however. [1] http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/12/i-dont-like-articles-about-women-in-technology.html http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/12/i-don... (where women in technology bash me for saying it's a non-issue!) and http://www.slash7.com/articles/2008/10/19/can-we-can-it-with-the-damn-where-are-the-women-crap-already http://www.slash7.com/articles/2008/10/19/can-we-can-it-with... (where above quote comes from)