So, this: "The top reasons women are
drawn to tech and IT include a passion
for computers (35%) and an interest in
how things work (33%)."
...reinforces something I have noticed elsewhere, which is that the absolute numbers of women entering tech and IT is not declining, but the percentage of all people entering tech and IT who are women, is declining.
Once upon a time, the only people going into these jobs were the ones interested in them. Now, most of the people going into tech and IT, are doing so for the prospect of a good salary. Nothing wrong with that, but lots of evidence already exists that salary is much higher on the list of motivating factors for men when choosing a career.
The number of tech and IT jobs that needed to be built went way up, far higher than the number of people (men or women) who were naturally interested. So, the salaries went up as a result. As a result of that, a lot more people went into tech and IT, but almost all of those were men.
Not sure what the logical next step would be to fix this, however...
Slides 13 and 14 are the primary reason I've seen non-male identifying friends drop out of tech. It's not worth it when your workplace is hostile and your paycheck isn't on par with your colleagues for the same title and workload. I'm trying to get out or start my own business asap as well at this point.
...reinforces something I have noticed elsewhere, which is that the absolute numbers of women entering tech and IT is not declining, but the percentage of all people entering tech and IT who are women, is declining.
Once upon a time, the only people going into these jobs were the ones interested in them. Now, most of the people going into tech and IT, are doing so for the prospect of a good salary. Nothing wrong with that, but lots of evidence already exists that salary is much higher on the list of motivating factors for men when choosing a career.
The number of tech and IT jobs that needed to be built went way up, far higher than the number of people (men or women) who were naturally interested. So, the salaries went up as a result. As a result of that, a lot more people went into tech and IT, but almost all of those were men.
Not sure what the logical next step would be to fix this, however...