http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/technology-workers-are-young-really-young/?ref=technology
This article is interesting in 2 ways. The average age of the technology industry workers are younger than other companies, and there are less women.
It makes sense that younger workers would be more into new technologies, and possibly have degrees and expertise in technology that did not exist ten years ago. I wonder why there are so few women compared to men? I know fields like engineering have a lower female rate or participation. I wonder what factors lead to this?
Food for thought and future exploration
There's a whole body of scholarship on this topic (where are the women). Bottom line seems to be that they leave because either they lack role models, are treated poorly/made uncomfortable, or decide the career path (often involving long hours, little time off) is incompatible with the lives they want (which may include having families).
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