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Women Leaving I.T.
Deinhard writes "NewsFactor is running a story on the exodus of women from the I.T. field. According to the article, women made up 41% of the I.T workforce in 1996. That number dropped to 35% by 2002 and that "the downward spiral is gaining momentum." While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"
My boss is a woman.
Just about.
But she is a geologist.
Uh, well, an IT manager. Qualified as a geologist.
DO NOT WORK WITH WOMEN IN I.T.! It is way too stressful imho.
Dug
Let's face it, when women are present, men cannot be allowed to act like men! Forget about "sexual harassment" and all that other "PC" bullshit for a moment. I don't care if a guy is the hariest most burly guy or the wimpiest weakling, guys like to act like guys. The more women in the workplace, the more we have to watch our behavior and what we say. Frankly, I don't like having to do that all of the time.
I'll probably get modded as a troll for my opinion and so be it, but while I love women, I don't like that I have to suppress part of who I am to avoid offending people.
What should we do? Use a sig that says "I'm a chick. Please regard opinion accordingly?"
That won't be necessary, as the contents make that painfully obvious.
Men aren't accepted in position working with young children, because everyone suspects they're a child molester or a pervert.
And while I'd agree that teachers, not just kindergarten ones, should be paid more, why should philosophy students be paid anything? There's no such career as a "philosopher", unless you use it to do something else such as being a professor or a writer. There's not a lot of demand for either of those.