[TriLUG] The biggest deterrent for women in tech

[William Sutton]

I still don't think that that is something to discount.  There should be 
equal pay, and to say that "well, the fact that it's unequal across the 
board shouldn't matter" isn't a proper solution to the problem.

William Sutton

On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, Brandon Van Every wrote:

> 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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