[TriLUG] The biggest deterrent for women in tech

[Brandon Van Every]

A statistic I found notable, because it's the largest statistic of all the
questions asked:

*What do you think it will take for women to be successful in the
technology field? (More than one response allowed)*

Equal pay for men and women with same skill sets:

Women: 65.5%                      Men: 46.8%
Really?  Are there industries where the equality of pay situation is
substantially better than the tech industry?  I mean, if you're shopping
for equal pay, what are your career options?  Isn't discrimination
everywhere, in roughly similar amounts?  If so, then there's no choice to
be made here, and this statistic merely expresses a desire.


Cheers,
Brandon


On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Rob Rousseau <ki4bke at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Thought that this would be relevant given the recent discussion on here.
>
> http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/04/30/the-biggest-deterrent-for-women-in-tech/?hpt=hp_t3
>
> "Most notably, both male and females respondents reported that a lack of
> "female role models" in the tech community is the top deterrent for why
> more women aren't pursuing tech-related careers."
>
> -Rob
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